Mountain Literature Classics: 1996 Everest Disaster Trilogy

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The 1996 Everest season saw the worst loss of life on the mountain to that date, as large guided parties were caught in a storm at extreme altitude. Three bestselling books were written by survivors, Into Thin Air, The Climb, and Left for Dead, but these conflicting accounts may be most illuminating if read together, says Ronald Turnbull.

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 profitofdoom 28 Mar 2022
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Thanks for the article 

Please note that according to "Into Thin Air", Doug Hansen reached the summit after 4 PM, not at 3 PM as you said. Quite a difference. Thank you 

 Moacs 29 Mar 2022
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Well, I've only read two of the three and am firmly in the Boukreev as hero camp.  Krakauer is a better storyteller, but takes too many liberties and does Boukreev a huge disservice.

 Iamgregp 30 Mar 2022
In reply to Moacs:

I've read all three, and am absolutely in agreement. 

Krakauer is a great writer and his book is a classic, but he didn't understand Boukreev, his motivations and and why he made the decisions he made. 

He made the wrong call in painting him as the villain when he should have been hailing him as the hero of the day. 


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