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Title: The Climb Up to Hell by Jack Olsen ISBN: 0-312-97506-6 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 July, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: True-Crime Whodunnit on a Mountain
Comment: This is a fast-moving account of a true and avoidable mountaineering accident and the ensuing rescue efforts. The author holds back the real story about the apparent culprit (assuming there is one) until the very end. Fans of classic mountaineering literature written by technically experienced mountaineers will not find everything they're looking for here. Those looking for a good read will.
Rating: 5
Summary: A real page-turner
Comment: A friend of mine is a big fan of Jack Olsen, and suggested that I read this book first as I'm interested in climbing. Since reading it, I can't wait to read his other books. Its unfair to dismiss this book simply because Olson is a true-crime writer - why does this genre get such a bad wrap? Not only is it an exciting account of the events, but you begin to feel for all the people involved. I was so interested in the lives of the rescued/rescuers that I did a search on them right after reading the book and learned as much about them as I could. I highly reccomend this book.
Rating: 2
Summary: The Read Up Through Hell
Comment: A great story, poorly told. I am an avid outdoorsman and reader; the subject matter of this book is very interesting. Unfortunately, Mr. Olsen wrote this book in a time when it seemed to be fasionable to dazzle one's audience with one's vocabulary. I have not read any of Mr. Olsen's other books, but hopefully he has matured to a less snobbish style in his later works. If you are interested in mountaineering history and don't mind being confronted with an author's "look how smart I am" delivery, read this book. Otherwise, you too may be put off as I was.
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Title: White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger by Heinrich Harrer, Hugh Merrick ISBN: 0874779405 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Conquistadors of the Useless: From the Alps to Annapurna by Lionel Terray ISBN: 0898867789 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Night of the Grizzlies by Jack Olsen ISBN: 0943972485 Publisher: Homestead Pub Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Charmer: The True Story of a Ladies' Man and His Victims by Jack Olsen ISBN: 0380716011 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage: The Lonely Challenge by Hermann Buhl ISBN: 0898866103 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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