Book Reviews of The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest

This is a story of the famous May 10th 1996 Mt. Everest expedition told from the perspective of Anatoli Boukreev, head mountain guide for Mountain Madness (run by Scott Fisher). His love and respect for the mountain show through. His concern for safety and his efforts that saved 3 people make this book unique.

"One of the most amazing rescues in mountaineering history, performed single-handedly a few hours after climbing Everest without oxygen by a man some describe as the Tiger Woods of Himalayan climbing."-Wall Street Journal.

This is another account of the ill fated 1996 Everest distaster that Jon Krakauer wrote about. Anotoly is a climbing stud and fully documents how he went about assisting in the rescue of numerous individuals in the danger zone. It's not as good of a read as Krakauer's book, "Into Thin Air," but a good read nonetheless.

I read Into Thin Air, and this is like more like a docmentary than a film. A tight, factual, fast paced read. I read it in two days which has to be a record.

This is an account from an expedition done at the same time as the one in Jon Krakauer's "Into Thin Air."

This is a good read-- gives you a little more insight after reading Into Thin Air.

excellent first person account of climb to everest.

Teen to adult On May 10, 1996, two commercial expeditions headed by expert leaders attempted to scale the world's largest peak. But things went terribly wrong. Crowded conditions, bad judgement and a bitter storm stopped many climbers in their tracks. Others were left for dead, or stranded on the frigid mountain. Anatoli Boukreev, head climbing guide for the Mountain Madness expedition, stepped into the heart of the storm and brought all six of his clients down alive.

really good.

On May 10 1996 2 expeditions headed by expert leaders attempted to scale the worlds largest peak but unfortunatly things go terribly wrong. Good story keeps you interested.Make you wonder how a moutain can have the power to draw people year after year to risk their life to reach the summit.

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