“i thought this book was mega-interesting...how/why do people endure this kind of torture...speaking of which, i only got through part of this author's bk about the mormons and have put aside his other Into the Wild...think i'll watch the filminstead!cheers,”
“If you liked this one, you might be interested in Nick Heil's Dark Summit, which talks about the 2006 season on Everest. As in Thin Air, DS features several people who figure out belatedly that showing up meant they were willing to die or give up body parts (except the double amputee, he'd already lost his feet to frostbite on a mountain and decided to do it again). ”
