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Originally Posted by ak77
Jon Krakauer - "Into the thin air". About one of the deadliest Everest climbs, 1996. Read it non-stop while flying from Thailand back home, didn't even notice crappy food or tight seats.
There's a movie of the same name that kept it pretty close to the book. Another movie "Everest" came out last year, but it is "loosely based on real events" kinda deal.
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Krakauer is an awesome writer but that book is crap. Boukreev's "The Climb" and Weathers' "Left for Dead" while not as well written, tell the story of the 1996 disaster far better imho, as does Nick Heil's "Dark Summit."
The recent movie turned out far better than I feared it would, esp in 3D.