Anatoli Boukreev was one of the world's foremost high-altitude
mountaineers, arguably the finest of his generation. He had
summited eleven of the world's 8,000 meter peaks without the use of
supplementary oxygen, some of them, including Mount Everest,
multiple times. In all, he attempted twenty-one times he was
successful. Born in Russia where he received the Master of Sports
with Honors, Boukreev had made his home in Kazakhstan where in 1998
the President of that Republic awarded him posthumously the "Erligi
Ushin" Medal for his contributions to high-altitude mountaineering
and for his personal courage.
G. Weston Dewalt is a writer and investigative filmmaker who
specializes in human rights issues, the confluence of humankind and
the environment, and biography. His film Genbaku shi: Killed by the
Atomic Bomb compelled the U.S. Department of Defense to acknowledge
that American POWs had been killed during the atomic bombing of
Hiroshima. He divides his time between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and
London.
"Raw but powerful...[Boukreev] took action. He chose danger, and he
saved lives." --"The New York Times Book Review"
"One of the most amazing rescues in mountaineering history,
performed single-handedly a few hours after climbing Everest
without oxygen by a man some describe as the Tiger Woods of
Himalayan climbing." --"Wall Street Journal"
"["The Climb"] has a ring of authenticity that challenges the
slickly written "Into Thin Air..."Compelling" --"Minneapolis Star
Tribune"
"Raw but powerful...[Boukreev] took action. He chose danger, and he
saved lives." --"The New York Times Book Review"
"One of the most amazing rescues in mountaineering history,
performed single-handedly a few hours after climbing Everest
without oxygen by a man some describe as the Tiger Woods of
Himalayan climbing." --"Wall Street Journal"
"["The Climb"] has a ring of authenticity that challenges the
slickly written "Into Thin Air..."Compelling" --"Minneapolis Star
Tribune"
This is a first-person account of the tragic climbing experience in May 1996 on Mount Everest that left eight hikers dead and several others struggling to stay alive. Boukreev, a top-rated high-altitude climber originally from the Soviet Union, uses notes and memories recorded only five days after the tragic events to tell what happened on the world's highest mountain. He writes partly in response to other best-selling accounts (e.g., Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, LJ 1/97). From the first chapter, as members of the ill-fated group meet and organize for the climb, to the last chapter, which raises questions still unanswered, a detailed, day-by-day description of this chilling tale is given. Fast-paced and easy to read, Boukreev's story of adventure and survival will remain in the reader's memory long after the book is finished. Recommended for public libraries. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 7/97.]âStephanie Papa, Baltimore Cty. Circuit Court Law Lib.
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