[Oratam]

Thanks for the reading list. I've still got some vacation time left and those fit the bill.

Lincoln Hall's night on the mountain is very nearly unbelievable. There were times when I thought Krakauer was drifting into fiction, maybe even science fiction. I can only surmise Hall willed himself to live.

[Scoutmaster]

'Nearly unbelievable' sums it up.

I've read the Everest books by most of the 'firsts' - first American woman, first ascent without supplemental oxygen, etc. - but most of them are very poorly written.

I've enjoyed some of Rick Ridgeway's books. Ridgeway is a mountaineer and photographer and was part of the first American team to climb K2. He was also on the Seven Summits team. His documentaries are outstanding.

Anything about Reinhold Messner is worth reading, just because of his climbing accomplishments.