The side bars are more than side bars; they give essential background information that only add to the significance of this book.
This is an excellent book that is worthy of anyone's library (or coffee table).A "Must" for your Everest Collection If you have a collection of books about Everest or mountain adventures in general, this book is a necessary addition. Being on the mountain at the same time of the disastrous 1996 climbs of Rob Hall's and Scott Fischer's expeditions adds extra interest to the book, and gives the reader still another perspective on that episode. But more valuable, the photographs (both related to the disaster, as well as of Everest and the surrounding countryside) give the reader a much better handle on what it looks like up there. They bring home, much more vividly, some of the risks and dangers that climbers undertake when they start that climb. A great book to read, and a great one to give as a gift for those you know who enjoy adventures or adventure reading such as this.
Yep, it's a coffee-tabler, and it sits in my living room. It's a potpourri of Everest-ness...if you have seen the Imax film, then this is a must have, and even if you haven't i can't imagine anyone being disappointed with it.
