Title: A Different Perspective, but...
Product review: This is an interesting read in terms of fleshing out details surrounding the May '96 Everest tradgedy. There is a ton of detailed info for anyone curious about the expidition(s) in question or high altitude mountaineering in general. Unfortunately it is quite poorly written. The narrative constantly changes from third person (DeWalt) to first person (Boukreev) and while neither are particularly eloquent, read together the prose is a practically schizophrenic.The tone of the narrative is also very defensive. Boukreev clearly produced this book in response to John Krakouer's "Into Thin Air" which was critical of his actions at times. I have no interest in taking sides in this debate. I do enjoy learning about the intracies of mountaineering and simply enjoying a good book. "The Climb" delivers in the former respect and fails miserably in the latter.
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