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mexicanwine's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
claashh's review against another edition
5.0
I have yet to cry as hard as I did at this book than any other book I’ve read so far. I SOBBED throughout the ending of this book. My heart felt like it was ripped out of my chest reading about what these two endured and the families endured. It was an incredible read and one I will almost certainly read again. I’ve passed this book along to several family members to read!
kal17's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
courtthebookgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Rarely do I read a non-fiction book cover-to-cover in one sitting, but that’s exactly what I did here. I started this book around dinnertime and was so compelled by the story that I stayed up past my bedtime to finish it. I read it cover-to-cover in about four hours.
Gagne tells the story of two hikers who went out into the White Mountains of New Hampshire on a February morning and were found two days later - one would be dead, the other barely clinging to life. This read like a thriller, mixed with fascinating weather information (I’m a huge weather nerd) and compelling information from the rescue teams who took up the search.
As a hiker (but a daytime, summer/spring/fall hiker!), this tale both resonated and offered a cautionary warning. I was drawn in by the story on the first page and it never let go.
If I have any complaint, it’s that I would have liked a longer epilogue and really wanted to know one thing - did James Osbourne ever hike this range again?
Five star read, and an absolute must-read for anyone who hikes or anyone fascinated by this sort of a tale.
Gagne tells the story of two hikers who went out into the White Mountains of New Hampshire on a February morning and were found two days later - one would be dead, the other barely clinging to life. This read like a thriller, mixed with fascinating weather information (I’m a huge weather nerd) and compelling information from the rescue teams who took up the search.
As a hiker (but a daytime, summer/spring/fall hiker!), this tale both resonated and offered a cautionary warning. I was drawn in by the story on the first page and it never let go.
If I have any complaint, it’s that I would have liked a longer epilogue and really wanted to know one thing - did James Osbourne ever hike this range again?
Five star read, and an absolute must-read for anyone who hikes or anyone fascinated by this sort of a tale.
skoppelkam's review against another edition
4.0
Ty Gagne is a New Hampshire author who writes incredibly
detailed and human-focused accounts of search and rescue missions in the White Mountains. This the second of his books, and the second I have read. I really think his work deserves more attention. He researches an incident from every possible perspective, conducting extensive interviews and really fleshing out what happened during the 24 hours or so of the rescue mission, before, and after. Then he brings everything together in a way that is compulsively readable; despite the dense technical details, I have finished both of his books in basically one sitting. Gagne never fails to have compassion for the folks who require rescue, acknowledging how easily mistakes are made in the extreme weather systems of the whites. Any person who hikes or spends time outdoors, particularly in the White Mountains, will become better at risk assessment and management through reading Gagne’s work.
detailed and human-focused accounts of search and rescue missions in the White Mountains. This the second of his books, and the second I have read. I really think his work deserves more attention. He researches an incident from every possible perspective, conducting extensive interviews and really fleshing out what happened during the 24 hours or so of the rescue mission, before, and after. Then he brings everything together in a way that is compulsively readable; despite the dense technical details, I have finished both of his books in basically one sitting. Gagne never fails to have compassion for the folks who require rescue, acknowledging how easily mistakes are made in the extreme weather systems of the whites. Any person who hikes or spends time outdoors, particularly in the White Mountains, will become better at risk assessment and management through reading Gagne’s work.
sunn_bleach's review against another edition
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4.25
Once again, Ty Gagne writes an immaculate case study on mountaineering incidents that is well worth the read for anybody remotely interested in the field, let alone search and rescue or New Hampshire.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing