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“At what point does human drive become self-destruction?”

It’s almost surreal that the actual disaster is over in such a short amount of time. Most of the book is foreboding and then the fallout is … unimaginable.

I’m sure there are multiple accounts of events but Jon does his homework

Insane. I can’t believe it’s not over yet either. The entire disaster is just a chapter or so, the devastation came quick

Lord. It really is a survivors tale. Nobody should be climbing this mountain. Lack of air? Gosh.

Well-written, strange sense of foreboding. I don’t think there’s a more honest telling of an adventure like this. Squabbling over facts is one thing, but he takes us through his head. I like that he’s not convincing us of the truth but takes our oxygen masks off and shows us his POV. Much better qualifier than begging us to listen to his judgment.