
Forever on the Mountain
The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters
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Narrated by:
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Stephen R. Thorne
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By:
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James M. Tabor
In 1967, seven young men, members of a twelve-man expedition led by twenty-four-year-old Joe Wilcox, were stranded at 20,000 feet on Alaska's Mount McKinley in a vicious Arctic storm. Ten days passed while the storm raged, yet no rescue was mounted. All seven perished in what remains the most tragic expedition in American climbing history.
Revisiting the event in the tradition of Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire, James M. Tabor uncovers elements of controversy, finger-pointing, and cover-up that make this disaster unlike any other.
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The prose reads with the urgency of a detective thriller, gripping even non-climbers as it balances vivid scene-setting with compassionate human details. 
Tabor maintains remarkable balance throughout, presenting competing theories fairly and avoiding sensationalism while inviting readers to consider multiple perspectives on what truly went wrong.
Overall, forever on the Mountain stands out as a thoroughly engaging and insightful read—an honest, detective-style narrative that honors its subjects with both rigor and empathy.
Very Well-Researched and Written
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