In my youth I had dabbled with Mountaineering. This was a book I considered luxurious to consume. It is a well written book and well regarded. I walked away feeling horrible as the author must have felt and conveyed to the reader. So much tragedy and so much helplessness in witnessing the events unfold. This book took about a week to recover from. It was quite intense. I also cannot say this lit an adventure fire under me, but perhaps the timing was wrong.