The Climb
by Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt
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Author: Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWaltEdition: Paperback
Published: 1999-07-16
ISBN: 0312206372
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Summary: 3 Stars
In order to understand a little the unresponsibilty of bringing commercial expeditions to the top of the world, you should read 'The Climb' and also Krakauer's 'Into thin air'. Written from different perspectives both books show very impressive that the 14 mountains over 8000 m should be reserved to the professional climbers and should not serve as the stage for ego-trips of well paying exentric customers. While Krakauer shows that he is the more experienced author, Boukreev and his ghost-writer give some deeper insights concerning the motivation and the economic pressure of the heads of the Everest expedition, Hall and Fisher. For me as an occasional climber in the European alps it is very clear, there is no mountain so important, that it would justify the loss of your health or your live.
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