Do not take the four-star rating as a criticism. I reserve five-star reviews for the best of the best. What is amazing and very entertaining about both of these books is to behold and consider the folly of this adventure in all its glory. This is a fine book Into Thin Air is a fine book. For all this you become part of a group of people you do not know and may not like to risk life and limb to climb and climb and climb into ever harsher and more difficult conditions and ultimately to put your life at direct risk. Personal expenses like air fare, the cost of equipment, and the time commitment come on top of the fee. The question: Why? Why would anyone pay a $65K fee to join an expedition like the ones that tackled Everest in 1996? The $65K is just to join. I have never climbed a mountain, and I never will, but when I have hard times I like to read about people who have a tougher time of it than I do. Readers can decide for themselves whether Boukreev presents a laudable defense or merely assuages his own bruised ego. This new account sparks debate among both mountaineers and those who have followed the story through the media and Krakauer's book. For his heroic actions on Mount Everest in. Twenty-one times he went to the summit of the worlds highest mountains. Boukreev refers to the actions of expedition leader Scott Fischer throughout the ascent, implying that factors other than the fierce snowstorm may have caused this disaster. Anatoli Boukreev was one of the worlds foremost high-altitude mountaineers. Weston DeWalt uses taped statements from the surviving climbers and translated interviews from Boukreev to piece together the events and prove to the reader that Boukreev's role was heroic, not opportunistic. Investigative writer and Climb coauthor G. The book is also Boukreev's rebuttal to accusations from fellow climber and author Jon Krakauer, who, in his bestselling memoir, Into Thin Air, suggests that Boukreev forfeited the safety of his clients to achieve his own climbing goals. The Climb is Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev's account of the harrowing May 1996 Mount Everest attempt, a tragedy that resulted in the deaths of eight people.

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