The Climb (book)
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The Climb is an account by Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev
of the 1996 Everest Disaster
, during which eight climbers lost their lives on Mount Everest
. The co-author, G. Weston DeWalt (who was not part of the expedition), provides accounts from other climbers and ties together the narrative of Boukreev's logbook.
The book is also at least partly a response to Jon Krakauer's
account of the same campaign in his book Into Thin Air
, which laid some of the blame for the disaster on Boukreev's actions during the climb, which Boukreev refused to accept, likely leading to his own retelling of events with DeWalt.
Krakauer and DeWalt are engaged in a debate over the accuracy of what each man reported happened on the mountain in 1996. See Postscript of Into Thin Air for more information.
Anatoli Boukreev
Anatoli Nikoliavich Boukreev, , was a Kazakhstani climber who made ascents of seven of the 8,000 metre peaks without supplemental oxygen. In total he made 18 successful ascents on peaks above 8000 m . Boukreev was lost under an avalanche on Annapurna...
of the 1996 Everest Disaster
1996 Everest Disaster
The 1996 Mount Everest disaster refers to the events of 10-11 May 1996, when eight people died on Mount Everest during summit attempts. In the entire season, fifteen people died trying to reach the summit, making it the deadliest single year in Mount Everest's history...
, during which eight climbers lost their lives on Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
. The co-author, G. Weston DeWalt (who was not part of the expedition), provides accounts from other climbers and ties together the narrative of Boukreev's logbook.
The book is also at least partly a response to Jon Krakauer's
Jon Krakauer
Jon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer, primarily known for his writing about the outdoors and mountain-climbing...
account of the same campaign in his book Into Thin Air
Into Thin Air
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster is a 1997 bestselling non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer. It details the author's presence at Mount Everest during the 1996 Mount Everest disaster when eight climbers were killed and several others were stranded by a 'rogue storm'...
, which laid some of the blame for the disaster on Boukreev's actions during the climb, which Boukreev refused to accept, likely leading to his own retelling of events with DeWalt.
Krakauer and DeWalt are engaged in a debate over the accuracy of what each man reported happened on the mountain in 1996. See Postscript of Into Thin Air for more information.