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The Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm 40 reviews
Matt Dickinson
Three Rivers Press, 2000
Different, and excellent!
+ Riveting "Thin Air" story from another angle
+ Holds up well to "Into Thin Air"
+ A 10-Plus!! One of the Top 10 Everest Books Ever
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The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest 258 reviews
Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998
Must read this together with Into Thin Air
+ The debate goes on
+ Makes Into Thin Air seem very questionable
After i read Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, i thought i knew all there was to know about the 1996 Everest tragedy. Was i wrong.
In Jon's book, Toli (Anatoli) was cast as a villian who knowingly put his clients at risks. After reading this book, i felt that Toli was the real hero in the tragedy. ...
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1493 reviews
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 1999
Who's got more credibility?
+ A REALLY GOOD Story
+ Highly recommend it.
+ You don't need to be an avid outdoors-man to enjoy this book.
+ Life and Death on Everest
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NOVA - Everest: The Death Zone29 reviews
WGBH, 2000
Better than the Imax film
+ NOVA - EVEREST: THE DEATH ZONE
+ The Reality of going high
+ Just ok
+ NOVA - Everest: The Death Zone
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Denali Climbing Guide2 reviews
R. J. Secor
Stackpole Books, 1998
Great Book
An excellent Denali guide if you're thinking about several route choices to research. A great hiking book for mountaineers in the Southeast is Dixie 3000: A Hiking Guide to the Peaks in South Carolina Over 3000'. Mail Docbeaker@aol.com for more info.
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No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks44 reviews
Ed Viesturs, David Roberts
Broadway, 2007
Great Read!!!
+ No shortcuts to the top
+ With everyone their own summit...
+ No shortcuts to the top
+ Inspiring
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Annapurna42 reviews
Maurice Herzog
The Lyons Press, 1997
Mountaineering Classic
+ Climbed But Not Conquered
+ Great story, flawed method.
+ An Amazing Story of Incredible Human Endurance
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Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills 68 reviews
The Mountaineers
Mountaineers Books, 2003
The Absolute Pinnacle of Mountaineering Information
+ You Need This Book
+ The Perfect Experience
+ Amazing book!
+ The One Book to give a Young Mountaineer!
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Everest: The West Ridge14 reviews
Thomas F. Hornbein
Mountaineers Books, 1998
A Truly Inspirational Book
+ Awesome
+ A CLASSIC MOUNTAINEERING BOOK
+ best literary exposition of the drama of climbing
+ Everest The West Ridge
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National Geographic - Everest 50 Years on the Mountain12 reviews
National Geographic Video, 2003
National Geographic-Everest 50 years on the Mountain
+ Everest. 50 years on the mountain
+ Another Nat'l Geographic Winner
+ Must see for Everest students
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In the Shadow of Denali: Life and Death on Alaska's Mt. McKinley11 reviews
Jonathan Waterman
The Lyons Press, 1998
Uncovering the realism of mountaineering...
+ Primo Mountain Lit
+ Enjoyable
+ Incredible honesty about the mountaineering experience
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Dark Shadows Falling19 reviews
Joe Simpson
Mountaineers Books, 1999
dark shadows falling
+ Truly about ethics on the Mountain
+ ETHICS IN THE MOUNTAINS...
+ Whom is my Neighbour
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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains61 reviews
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 1997
What an incredible book.
+ Living Your Challenging Dreams
+ Wanna get high?
What an incredible book. Once you start reading it, you won't be able to set it down. I even got yelled at by my boss for reading the book on company time. I've read it 4 times and each time is like the first time. There is alot of information to process so get ready be blown away. It's awsome. ...
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Surviving Denali: A Study of Accidents on Mount McKinley 1910-19823 reviews
Jonathan Waterman
American Alpine Club, 1991
Perfect for those Denali bound or other Mountains
+ Makes you think twice
+ Learning from the past accidents........
I have read two of Waterman's books on Denali - In the Shadow of Denali and Surviving Denali - both are excellent sources of information for anyone interested in Denali and mountaineering in general. Surviving Denali is like a 90 year archive of incidents on the mountain much like the Alpine Clubs ...
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Denali's West Buttress: A Climber's Guide to Mount McKinley's Classic Route9 reviews
Colby Coombs
Mountaineers Books, 1997
Trustworthy
+ Required reading for climbing this route
+ How often do things go as planned? Mine did!
+ Denali's West Buttress: A Climber's Guide to Mount McKinley's Classic Route
+ A mus have for the west but
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National Geographic - Everest 50 Years on the Mountain12 reviews
National Geographic Video, 2003
National Geographic-Everest 50 years on the Mountain
+ Everest. 50 years on the mountain
+ Another Nat'l Geographic Winner
+ Must see for Everest students
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Annapurna42 reviews
Maurice Herzog
The Lyons Press, 1997
Mountaineering Classic
+ Climbed But Not Conquered
+ Great story, flawed method.
+ An Amazing Story of Incredible Human Endurance
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Everest: The West Ridge14 reviews
Thomas F. Hornbein
Mountaineers Books, 1998
A Truly Inspirational Book
+ Awesome
+ A CLASSIC MOUNTAINEERING BOOK
+ best literary exposition of the drama of climbing
+ Everest The West Ridge
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Dark Shadows Falling19 reviews
Joe Simpson
Mountaineers Books, 1999
dark shadows falling
+ Truly about ethics on the Mountain
+ ETHICS IN THE MOUNTAINS...
+ Whom is my Neighbour
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1493 reviews
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 1999
Who's got more credibility?
+ A REALLY GOOD Story
+ Highly recommend it.
+ You don't need to be an avid outdoors-man to enjoy this book.
+ Life and Death on Everest
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