Book Review: Ultimate High- My Everest Odyssey by Goran Kropp (& David Lagercrantz) In Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey, Swedish adventurer Goran Kropp recounts his legendary 1996 expedition: cycling solo from Sweden to Nepal, summiting Mount Everest without bottled oxygen or Sherpa support, and then… Read More »Ultimate High Book Review: Odyssey of Goran Kropp
Book Review: Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone by Nimsdai “Nims” Purja In 2019, a mountaineering record wasn’t just bested but absolutely shattered. The race to climb all 14 8000m+ mountains can take people a life time. But… Read More »Nims Purja Book: Beyond Possible- Life in the Death Zone
Chris Bonington is regarded as one of the finest British Mountaineers with numerous epic adventures to tell. Ascent dives into his life from early climbs to scaling the world’s highest mountains. This book covers his full life in the mountains and the impact onto his… Read More »What Makes Chris Bonington: Ascent a Must-Read?
Book Review: Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer Overview Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air is a non-fiction best selling story about climbing and tragedy on Mount Everest. Set in 1996, this is a gripping, haunting, and deeply… Read More »The Ultimate Guide to Discussing ‘Into Thin Air’ by Jon Krakauer
Book Review: Touching the Void by Joe Simpson Overview Touching the Void is a gripping and harrowing true story of survival about Joe Simpson’s near-fatal climbing expedition in the Peruvian Andes. Climbing partners, Simon Yates and Simpson attempted to conquer the unclimbed west face of… Read More »Touching the Void: A Journey of Survival and Resilience
Book Review: Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer Overview Seven Years in Tibet is a classic memoir by Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, first published in 1952. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the book chronicles Harrer’s escape from a British internment camp… Read More »How To Understand The Cultural Impact Of ‘Seven Years In Tibet’
Book Review: The White Spider by Heinrich Harrer Overview The White Spider is Heinrich Harrer’s gripping account of the early attempts to conquer the infamous North Face of the Eiger. It is one of the most dangerous and challenging climbs in the Alps. First published… Read More »The White Spider: Heinrich Harrer’s Tale of Adventure and Survival