“Harrowing. You almost forget to breathe in the last third. The true-life story of a Mt. Everest climb gone bad written by the mountaineer/journalist who was a part of the group. While the tragedy of the last section is heart-breaking and sometimes surreal the beginning of the climb is not as fascinating. ”
“Equally harrowing is the account by Anatoli Bookreev in The Climb, another side of the story told by Krakauer. You'll remember Anatoli was the Russian climber who figured prominently in Krakauer's account.”
“And I believe Anatoli Bookreev died on a climb shortly after writing his book.On December 25, 1997 around noon, Boukreev and Moro were fixing ropes in a couloir at around the 5,700 m (18,700 ft) level. Suddenly, a cornice broke loose from a ridge not visible from the climbing route. They both died on Annapurna.jerry-book”
