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A review by librarysays
The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again by Jim Davidson
3.0
Jim Davidson has a unique story to tell. He not only climbed Everest; he was present on the mountain in 2015 when a 7.8 earthquake hit, taking dozens of lives. Jim, of course, did not make it to the summit on that expedition and was forced to return home.
The Next Everest covers this story and, as the title suggests, his return years later and his successful summiting of Everest. Unfortunately, the author's writing wasn't quite up to the task of what should have been a slam dunk adventure and disaster story that engaged me from start to finish. Instead, I found Davidson focused too often on the minuteae of the day to day of climbing or prepping for a climb. He also repeated himself to the point where my eyes glazed and I lost focus.
So, I am glad to have learned about an earthquake I previously knew nothing about. But it's not an entry into the mountaineering and adventuring canon I will return to.
3.5 stars
The Next Everest covers this story and, as the title suggests, his return years later and his successful summiting of Everest. Unfortunately, the author's writing wasn't quite up to the task of what should have been a slam dunk adventure and disaster story that engaged me from start to finish. Instead, I found Davidson focused too often on the minuteae of the day to day of climbing or prepping for a climb. He also repeated himself to the point where my eyes glazed and I lost focus.
So, I am glad to have learned about an earthquake I previously knew nothing about. But it's not an entry into the mountaineering and adventuring canon I will return to.
3.5 stars