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 On May 10, 1996, two commercial expeditions attempted to climb the highest mountain in the world where crowded conditions, miscommunications, unexplainable delays, and a blinding storm conspired to kill. Here, for the first time, Anatoli Boukreev, the head climbing guide for the Seattle-based Mountain Madness expedition, speaks in his own voice about the events that unfolded on Mount Everest that day. Woven into his account is the inquiry conducted by investigative filmmaker G. Weston DeWalt, whose extensive interviews with expedition members, survivors, and professional mountaineers provides a unique and critical perspective on the tragedy. "Mr. Boukreev has topped many of the world's highest peaks solo, in less than one day, in winter, and always without oxygen (because of his personal ethic). Having already done Everest twice, he foresaw problems with clients nearing camp, noted five other guides on the peak, and positioned himself to be rested and hydrated enough to respond to an emergency. His heroism was not a fluke."
--Galen Rowell, The Wall Street Journal  Hardcover 251 pages - (5/99)
ZT8144 The Climb: Tragic Ambitions On Everest $6.99
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