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The Climb
by Anatoli Boukreev and G. Weston DeWalt
Boukreev's response to Into Thin Air: his account of Everest 1996 and his rescue of climbers in the storm. Essential counterpoint to Krakauer.
Read it if…
you have read Into Thin Air and want the other side.
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Skip it if…
you have not read Krakauer.
Try instead: Eiger Dreams →
Three things you will actually use
- Every story has a second account.
- Judge actions, not narratives.
- Strength in the storm.
Do this first
Read the rescue chapter.
Our verdict
The other Everest 1996.
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