It's quite a factual book, not full of flowery descriptions, just a good, quick, compelling holiday read. My husband on the other hand, found it really hard to get into the second half, so maybe it's a female thing?!? Not only did his life, but his marriage, hung in the balance. Saying that, I started to skip parts of the second half, being interested only in what happened on the mountain, after all, I'm not going to meet him and am not interested in this guy's father and mother! However, after a while, I was hooked on the impact his personal drive had on his wife. His wife and friends comment along the way giving you an extra dimension. The first half of the book deals with his being left for dead on Everest and the second half on how he got into mountaineering and its effect on his marriage. I knew he'd have to write a book based on his experience and here it is. I heard Beck Weathers' name when viewing the IMAX Everest film.
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