Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters, (Hardcover)

from g3orgia

40 years after a climbing tragedy on Denali, the author tries to answer some of the questions that still linger after a Denali climb claimed 7 young men's lives, created animosity that continues, and that gives a glimpse into the politics, leadership and decisions that are part of a mountaineerin...

from Jeremy_Palmer

I enjoyed the second two-thirds of this book more than the first. The author writes quite well, though he is not quite as natural a wordsmith as some (no, I don't mean your's truly). I really did enjoy his style of prose with research, critical thinking and some humor interwoven together. The und...

from marshapetry

I think I must have read this before in book form or maybe I saw an article... regardless, this was a good audiobook. Great narrator, good story. I highly recommend this for anyone who like suspense and/or mountaineering drama. Not sure if I get all the insinuation about who was to blame for not ...

from Jamski

If you've read Howard Snyder's "In the Hall of the Mountain King", you must read this. It's probably as close as we'll ever get to knowing what really happened on Denali that day. Also recommended is Jonathan Waterman's excellent " In the Shadow of Denali"...both get my highest recommendations.

from amerynth

Interesting story of the 1967 Wilcox Expedition of Denali, where seven people died near the summit. I enjoyed reading about the expedition, but I found Tabor's analysis to be a little too defensive of expedition leader Joe Wilcox. While the expedition was certainly endangered by the extremely bad...