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Review title: Sensationalized story told (and mistold) from one side.
Product review: "Into Thin Air" presents a great view of the '96 Everest storm if you want to hear it from one biased side. Many events mentioned in the book have been countered from other sources and his smearing account of Anatoli Boukreev is an abomination. It's obvious this book was written simply to make money from the tragedy.If you want a better accounting of the events (and not so obviously self-centered and one-sided, read Boukreev's book "The Climb." Boukreev's book is considered to be a much more accurate accounting of the events of '96, whereas Karakuer has been criticized by mountaineering associations as not being faithful to the events as they occurred, especially since it was Boukreev going up and down from Camp 4 to rescue climbers while Krakauer was sitting...waiting to be rescued.All this aside, it's worth reading but only with a critical eye. If you're interested in these events, read Boukreev's book first.
