High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

High Crimes is a gripping account of life on top of the world, where man is every bit as deadly as Mother Nature.

This book takes readers on a harrowing tour of the criminal underworld on the slopes of the world's most majestic mountain.

The author, Michael Kodas, recounts two major expeditions: the tragic story of Nils Antezana and his own experience with guide George Dijmarescu, who turned increasingly hostile towards his wife and other team members.

Beatings, thefts, drugs, prostitution, coercion, threats, and abandonment on the highest slopes of Everest and other mountains have become the rule rather than the exception.

High Crimes is a must-read for anyone interested in the dark side of mountaineering and the dangers that lurk on the world's tallest peaks.