
The Climb
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Lloyd James
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Boukreev was true hero on Everest. You will appreciate this through this account.
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A classic
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Must Read!
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Hope he rest in peace !
Must read to understand 1996 Everest disaster.
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Go ahead and listen to it!
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A must read after into thin air
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The Climb
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Great Story, So-So narrator
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I have a much deeper appreciation for both the heroic efforts of Boukreev’s actions on that mountain and for Boukreev as a mountaineer in general. When I read “Into Thin Air,” I, like Krakauer, questioned why Boukreev did not use supplemental oxygen in 1996, especially as a guide. With this book, I’ve attained a clarity about Boukreev’s strength and endurance. Truly more than any other climber on the mountain that year, he was the most acclimatized. He was at least the most prepared climber between the Mountain Madness and Adventure Consultants groups, anyway.
Regarding the audio performance, I think it was good, but it could have been better. The editing left occasional gaps of silence (that sometimes had me wondering if the Audible app had crashed). Additionally, Lloyd James did not pronounce every name correctly. I think it’s pretty important as a narrator to verify the pronunciation of everyone’s names in a nonfiction story. For example, James mispronounced Yasuko Namba’s name throughout the book as “yah-SOO-koh.” Her name is actually pronounced “YAS-koh,” with the middle “u” being barely heard.
The story was compelling. I think while “Into Thin Air” focused more on the Adventure Consultants group, this book told more of the story of the Mountain Madness expedition. I would recommend reading “Into Thin Air” first, because Krakauer’s book outlines the technical and geographic aspects of the Everest climb more clearly. Reading “The Climb,” I felt like it was assumed the reader had more background information about the Himalaya and mountaineering themselves.
Overall, I highly recommend this book!
Great Story, I really appreciate Boukreev a lot more now
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Better than “Into Thin Air”
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