I am surprised at the low ratings some readers have given this book. I am on the threshold of going the full 5. Because Everett Ruess did not leave the author much information with which to write, is not the fault of the author or the book. That the low rating reader has never hiked SE Utah or n...
The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mount Everest by Conrad Anker and David Roberts (Simon & Schuster 1999) (796.522). This is one of the most exciting books I've read about Mount Everest. Conrad Anker is a legendary Alpine climber. This is the story of an expedition to Everest in 1999 for ...
Maurice Herzog was the first person to reach the summit of Annapurna, one of the 8,000 meter peaks. The expedition he guided in 1950 suffered tremendously on the way down, as did Herzog who lost all fingers and toes to frostbite. His account of the journey was a testimony to the team-building s...