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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
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now im definitely never climbing a mountain thats for sure.
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Literally one of the most insane stories I’ve ever heard… and although some of the victims of Everest are laughed off as egotistical millionaires, Krakaurer details his tragic ascent with such emotion and rich detail, you will cry on public transportation.
I felt so uncomfortable reading this book, it was like passing the scene of a car accident and not being able to look away. The writing is searingly honest - at times to the detriment of the author themselves. It's a horrible, tragic, bitter exploration of the fruitlessness of high altitude climbing. All I took from this was a cellular level lack of desire to ever climb mountains. What a sorry mess of a disaster.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Everest books are always very interesting and unbelieveable to me, and this one is no exception.
It's amazing that anyone survives the cold, fatigue and hypoxia associated with Everest. This book stands as a warning that although people have climbed the mountain, it is by no means conquered
It's amazing that anyone survives the cold, fatigue and hypoxia associated with Everest. This book stands as a warning that although people have climbed the mountain, it is by no means conquered
adventurous
reflective
sad
medium-paced