tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post8990718365560976738..comments2023-11-30T11:57:43.224-08:00Comments on Niniane's Blog: Into Thin AirNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-61849351254091432092010-09-04T20:21:43.611-07:002010-09-04T20:21:43.611-07:00krakauer is not some 'mountaineering enthusias...krakauer is not some 'mountaineering enthusiast' -- he is a serious climber. enthusiast makes him sound like some weekend duffer.Avram Mohedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658970493040909083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-64457256864222096902010-04-06T23:10:42.181-07:002010-04-06T23:10:42.181-07:00This is a little bit out of date, but I'm just...This is a little bit out of date, but I'm just catching up on your blog after quite some time away. It is hard to imagine just how impaired one can gradually become from hypoxia. The victim is unable to self-diagnose.<br /><br />Check out this recording:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IqWal_EmBg<br /><br />One time we had a passenger solve interview coding question in an airplane at 13,000. The code he wrote down was junk, although he is normally quite good at this.Sergeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358005237419515921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-32860308937704749772010-01-30T16:12:10.152-08:002010-01-30T16:12:10.152-08:00The audiobook version is excellent, read by the au...The audiobook version is excellent, read by the author himself. You can hear the emotion in his voice although he tries to be stoic about the whole thing.<br /><br />Boukreev's book Above The Clouds is a worthy read. It's from his diaries about the event and also how someone makes mountaineering their whole life.<br /><br />It's good for all these people to remember that they have to come back down the mountain and still live their lives. If my life was somehow incomplete without making it to the top, maybe something is wrong with how I'm living.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739142066847989439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-17634854344926992212010-01-27T23:10:12.619-08:002010-01-27T23:10:12.619-08:00Apparently you and Kimberly have Antarctica and Mo...Apparently you and Kimberly have Antarctica and Mount Everest in common. She read <i>The Other Side of Everest</i>, which was apparently going on at exactly the same time as your book? I guess you'll have something you can talk about together. She also wants to go on an Antarctica tour.Yishanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457070986730822597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-15797716211886437522010-01-27T15:45:02.381-08:002010-01-27T15:45:02.381-08:00Niniane, yes, Boukreev was definitely well rested ...Niniane, yes, Boukreev was definitely well rested and put himself in a position where he could perform rescues, while nobody else was able to do it.<br /><br />As for my date, I wasn't there. She was there, in a white out condition, and was suffering from severe altitude sickness. Despite the fact that her friends had all turned around, she pressed on ahead. At some level, that kind of foolhardiness is bad for a relationship.Piaw Nahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582578691900817661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-86697185856119566502010-01-27T14:11:07.240-08:002010-01-27T14:11:07.240-08:00Piaw, I read the PDF you attached. It makes sense...Piaw, I read the PDF you attached. It makes sense that Boukreev would be angry if the original magazine article (in Outside) was more harsh than the book.<br /><br />I do think that Boukreev was able to make his numerous heroic forays because he was well-rested in the camp. By contrast, the author of the book collapsed as soon as he got into camp, and slept until 6:00am the next day. He was not able to participate in any of the rescues, whereas Boukreev rescued three people.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-43066646083922674192010-01-27T14:08:19.475-08:002010-01-27T14:08:19.475-08:00There is a reason they call it the Death Zone. Yo...There is a reason they call it the Death Zone. You have to take into account the complete exhaustion of these climbers as well as the low blood oxygen levels from the extreme altitude. It is not fair to compare compare a decision made a sea level with one made above 20,000 feet.Kirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-65933339856383664522010-01-27T13:16:34.084-08:002010-01-27T13:16:34.084-08:00If you enjoyed this, you might also like his coll...If you enjoyed this, you might also like his collection of essays, "Eiger Dreams". It's not as well known as his other stuff, but is an equally riveting view into the minds of climbers.Blake Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495531545756370552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-89232316070082341472010-01-27T13:14:40.379-08:002010-01-27T13:14:40.379-08:00I don't think the book is as harsh on Boukreev...I don't think the book is as harsh on Boukreev as others seem to think. (I heard how Boukreev got a ghostwriter to write his rebuttal.)<br /><br />That's funny about your former date. You didn't consider just imparting the severity of the situation on her? Maybe she acted out of ignorance and not bad judgment.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-67427000000304739912010-01-27T13:12:43.993-08:002010-01-27T13:12:43.993-08:00While this book is good reading, be aware that it&...While this book is good reading, be aware that it's controversial amongst climbers. In particular, it paints Anatoli Boukreev in a bad light, and other respected climbers like the late Galen Rowell thinks that Boukreev did incredibly well. Here's a <a href="www.pauldeegan.com/expeditions/the_climb_review.pdf" rel="nofollow">review of Boukreev's account</a>.<br /><br />I did once stopped dating a woman when she proudly told me she did not turn back from a Shasta summit despite incredibly bad weather conditions. It reflected a lack of good judgement.Piaw Nahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582578691900817661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-81416105961620965842010-01-27T12:36:00.528-08:002010-01-27T12:36:00.528-08:00Maybe... he didn't care?Maybe... he didn't care?Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920116687183692937noreply@blogger.com