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larson49 's review for:
The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest
by Anatoli Boukreev
It's a good story but written quite oddly and I expected more suspense. Obviously Boukreev wasn't a writer, and I'm not sure if this was written after his death (I could also look this up but effort), but the scene could have been set more and with descriptors.
I know they did not remember a lot but also they have climbed other times before so that info could have been added.
So now for the drama part: I did not read Into Thin Air but I know of the beef surrounding the two books. Boukreev did what he could for his climbers and I don't think he should be held responsible for the 5 other climbers deaths. He did do some things that I would have not been happy if my guide did (aka sleeping while I was summiting) but I think I have just been very spoiler and lucky with the guides I have had. They have walked, climbed, cried, and powered through every single step with me from base to summit to base and never left me alone. Obviously though, I have never done Everest and never done them in bigger groups like Mountain Madness for this reason.
I know they did not remember a lot but also they have climbed other times before so that info could have been added.
So now for the drama part: I did not read Into Thin Air but I know of the beef surrounding the two books. Boukreev did what he could for his climbers and I don't think he should be held responsible for the 5 other climbers deaths. He did do some things that I would have not been happy if my guide did (aka sleeping while I was summiting) but I think I have just been very spoiler and lucky with the guides I have had. They have walked, climbed, cried, and powered through every single step with me from base to summit to base and never left me alone. Obviously though, I have never done Everest and never done them in bigger groups like Mountain Madness for this reason.