Almost like being there. | Everest : Mountain Without Mercy

Read The Others, Then Read This | Everest : Mountain Without Mercy | Broughton Coburn

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	• Everest : Mountain Without Mercy Broughton Coburn National Geographic, 1997 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 51 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Mountain without mercy...myself without breath

I was surprised that I could not give this book the rating 11. I am an amateur nature-lover, with the hobbies of climbing and hiking mountains. I was astonished by the adventures those people went through, climbing Mt. Everest, which is one of my goals of my whole life. Although the book did not contain informations about the preparation of the expedition the book was thrilling...made me more clearer to keep going and practising till I achieve my aim. I really loved the book and admired the people who had the possibilities to be there...on top of the world, only a few steps from God. My ever best book I have read. If anyone thinks the same, I am glad to chat or email with that person, so please give me a "call"

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Almost like being there.

A great book on the experience of taking on Mt. Everest. The photography is great. Anyone interested experiencing MT. Everest without actually going there, should read this book.

Read The Others, Then Read This

My Everest, "Experience", began with Mr. Krakauer and his book, "Into Thin Air". I then read Mr. Boukreev's book, "The Climb". Scattered amongst these were many other books about K2, incredible rescues, etc. The first and second books mentioned are outstanding, and while only those who were there know what flaws, if any, the books contain, they are both enthralling, frightening, and in the end horribly sad. They are however written by individuals, and like all first hand accounts expose a personal viewpoint, that here is all the more complex due to the conditions under which the climbers were trying to stay alive and sort out their thoughts. There has been criticism written about both accounts, I am guilty, but from spectators like us, criticism is inappropriate. We just were not there. This book brings balance to the tragic aspects of the climb, and through photographs that can only be rendered through the I-Max System, the best sense of the scale of the attempt, and the personal components that any individual must have to make the summit of Everest a goal. The only very disturbing news this book shared was the unconscionable behavior of one team, who's country I will not mention in the hope that these climbers represent an aberration of that Country's Citizenry. While books and debates will continue on this tragedy for some time to come, this book does an outstanding job of stepping back a bit, leaving bias behind, and finally, stands as a memorial of sorts for all those who were there. Again my thanks to all those who made the book available, and my condolences to those who suffered, perished, and to their families. They were and are all remarkable men and women.

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Felt like I was there

Having hiked to the Everest Base Camp some years back, the book was a journey down memory lane. While I did like the book Into Thin Air too, what a difference can the glossy pictures and the good print make.

The description of the route in the book backed up with pictures made my experience almost first hand. While capturing some of the events that somehow relate to the main story, like Tenzing and Hillary's climb in 1953, they are limited to the extent where the reader never loses track of the central plot. Also, it moves very quickly.

Particularly interesting was to read how Beck Weathers rose up from his icy grave and made it back to summit camp. I also liked the analysis of the tragedy - there were serveral points made but the author did not attempt to make any judgement.

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Great Info on the '96 Everest season

In the National Geographic style, this coffee table size book, takes the accounts of the IMAX film team and tells the story of the '96 tradegies , the film team's contribution to the rescues and the team's climb that followed. The writing was easy to follow, although I skipped much of the Budhist parts since I wasn't too interested in the Budhist perspective. I watched the TV movie 'Into Thin Air' and felt that I was left hanging for more information. Everest: Mountain without Mercy filled in the gaps, with all the testimonies, the wonderful photos and the detailed maps.

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