Title: Boukreev's POV
Product review: I had first read Krakauer's Into Thin Air - an astonishing, well-written, and sensational account of the 1996 season on Everest - which started my interest in mountaineering memoirs and in Everest stories, in particular. I purchased The Climb with great anticipation about a separate, "rebuttal" point of view, and was not disappointed. Whatever your opinion about what happened in 1996, it is hard not to respect and admire Boukreev after reading this. Sure, the writing is not as polished as Krakauer's book, but I was still turning pages as quickly as possible. Even a completely non-narrative, factual account of the goings-on in 1996 at the roof of the world would be gripping. As a singular book, I think The Climb absolutely can stand on its own. As one in a series on Everest 1996, the story becomes even more compelling.
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