Anchor Books Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Not sure if its the events of 1996 or the way John has written this book that has has such profound impact on me. But then events of 1996 would not have shaken my core if it was not for how John has written this book.While its difficult to explain in words and pin point a specific aspect of the book, but I found the honesty in the book, which is very very important for me, especially when the point we are discuss is life and death.I have read one more book on the same events just to cross check and confirm my feelings about the book but left it half way as I found it bit of chest thumping and justifying actions than a true account (Not naming the book deliberately)I struggled a bit with names. I am bad at remembering names and western names as it is becomes bit difficult to remember being from India. John has used names and surnames interchangeably through out the book and for this precise reason, I had to read the book second time. I made a note of all names, figured out who is in which team and who are clients and who are guides. a consistency would have helped reader like me - for example, Doug Hensen will be call Doug at some places and Hensen at others. Making it difficult to relate if these are two same persons (May be this is just me).The book and the events of May 1996 has brought me close to mountains and left me intrigued about them. Return of Beck weathers has made my beliefs in human body and its inherent strength so firm. At the same time it has shaken me to the core as to why Rob Hall could not do the same thing and came walking down alone and chose to stay there till his last breathe.This is a quality of book, it leaves so many questions unanswered and leaves you in that wonderland for you to discover more.Amazing book :)

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Such a great book!