Mountainvision: Lessons Beyond the Summit

by Jeff Evans

Book by Evans, Jeff

234 pages, Paperback

First published September 27, 2007

Reviews

[molly ☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/4 stars. The first half was exhilarating and inspiring, the second half felt a tad onanistic and dragged on a bit too much. The two halves of the books felt jarringly disconnected. Maybe I just wanted his mountain climbing tales to go on forever.

[Mgb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Evans tells entertaining stories of rock and mountain climbing and lessons he has learned along the way. Several include climbing with Erik Weihenmayer, a blind climber. As a retired teacher of students with visual impairments, I am in awe of Jeff Evans! Sighted guide on Mt. Everest? Sheesh.

[Linda Kidd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have a highlighter ready so you can mark all the lessons. Wow. I’m sure I’ll read this many more times

[Staci · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really interesting read. I watched Jeff Evans and his team on Expedition Impossible this summer. This is the type of book I could read with my advisory students to teach valuable lessons on resilience, humility, integrity, teamwork and leadership. Each chapter is short - anywhere from two to five pages. Each chapter details an experience in Evans's life as an adventurer and mountaineer. There is a lesson in each story. An easy read, but one with a lot of value.

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It was a short, easy read. I appreciated the fact that Jeff respected each of his climbing partners and gave them the credit they deserved. I highlighted many of his thoughts on being a "leader" and the importance and joy of being on a "team." So it's not only a great story of "getting a blind guy" to the top of the world, but also shares with the reader some words of wisdom for us all the live by.

[Rick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe 3.5 stars. Good read about motivation, and rock climbing.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5- interesting read! I'm fascinated by the endurance that people show in something like climbing Everest.