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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Readers who are interested in real life survival stories and mountain climbing should read Anatoli Boukreev's "The Climb" in conjunction with Jon Krakauer's "Into Thin Air" in order to judge for themselves exactly what happened on Mount Everest on May 10, 1996. The two accounts differ quite a...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Anatoli Boukreev was a guide on one of the ill-fated 1996 Everest expeditions. He wrote this book in response to John Krakauer's "Into Thin Air" which he saw as an undisguised attack on his actions on the mountain that year. To be honest Krakauer has a point but neither man is blameless. Each left a separate fellow climber to die and justified their actions in their books.
Paul B wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Krakauer's biggest beef with Boukreev is that he chose to summit without oxygen and that decision meant he had to hurry down to a safer altitude after summiting when if he had been breathing supplemental oxygen he might have stayed higher longer and saved his expedition leader's life. Boukreev claims his leader had ordered him to descend with a view to resting and preparing to climb again with oxygen cylinders and flasks of tea if a rescue proved necessary.
Bookreev is no longer with us so can't add to his defence, however the debate has raged unresolved since the events themselves and continues to divide opinion.”
“I preferred this side of the same Everest expedition over John Krakauer's. ”
Marron K wrote this review Friday, October 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book should be read with Into Thin Air. Then the reader should go watch the National Geograhic Imax film. ”
jerry-book wrote this review Wednesday, October 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“4.25 stars.
LibraryCin wrote this review Wednesday, September 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This is an account of the climb up Mount Everest in 1996 that resulted in tragedy when a storm came up during the descent from the summit. Anatoli Boukreev was a guide with Scott Fischer’s group, and in Jon Krakauer’s book, Into Thin Air, he was not portrayed favourably.
Boukreev’s account of what happened gives an explanation for his actions on the mountain, so it helps fill in some blanks. It is definitely a worthwhile read to see another side of what happened and to balance out Krakauer’s book. I wish I had read it closer to the time I read Into Thin Air, so I could compare it a bit more, but I think for anyone who has read Into Thin Air, The Climb is another that should be read in order to learn more. I’m not sure it is quite as compelling as Into Thin Air, but still a very good account, from another perspective. Or a good place to start, even for those who haven’t read Into Thin Air.
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“An apologia to Krakauer's dis. But he's a manly man who fell off K2.”
PBP wrote this review Sunday, April 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Into Thin Air and The Climb are different accounts of the same events. Neither seem especially sensationalized ('though I'm no mountaineer to judge), but they are quite different.”
Joe S wrote this review Friday, February 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book is to hard to understand.”
Pablo A wrote this review Sunday, February 15 2009. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
