Writing with remarkable openness and passion, T.A. Loeffler recounts her powerful story of preparing for, and attempting to scale, the mighty summit of Mount Everest. With gripping descriptions and spectacular photos, she invites readers into the extreme
As a mountaineering groupie, I followed Loeffler's expedition blog along with that of Pat Hickey, a faculty member at South Carolina. This is her first person account of an "unsuccessful" climb cut short by illness. The human/psychological aspect is especially interesting, as years of training come to play in a major climb.