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Originally posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Anyone else hooked on this stuff? Don't know why I'm so insanely attracted to it, but I am.
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POP, I know what you mean. This stuff is fascinating. Regarding that fateful climb back in '96 when all those people died on Everest - just about everyone who survived ended up writing a book. I read them all and thought that Into Thin Air was the best. There was some bad blood between Krakauer and Boukreev, but I think they worked it out before Boukreev died on Anapurna. David Breashears, Lene Gammelgard, Beck Weathers all weighed in on that tragedy.
The interesting thing about Everest - Beyond the Limit is that they're climbing the north face. I've read several books about the north face and it's much harder than the classical southeast ridge.
I had read about that ladder that a Chinese expedition had put up on the second step, but had never seen it. Without that ladder, the climb would basically be impossible. It looks like someone else has added a ladder to the original.
Great show!