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Post by walkswithblackflies on Apr 25, 2016 11:55:42 GMT -8
Don't forget about "Into the Void".
Nevermind. I'm confusing my non-fiction adventure books with Black Sabbath songs again.
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Post by Lonewolf on Apr 25, 2016 12:59:21 GMT -8
The original book was "Between a Rock and a Hard Place". The movie was "127 Hours". Was the original book reissued after the movie came out?
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Post by amaruq on Apr 25, 2016 13:14:37 GMT -8
The original book was "Between a Rock and a Hard Place". The movie was "127 Hours". Was the original book reissued after the movie came out? You're right. And, yes, it was reissued as 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place after the film released. I'd read it years prior to the film though (circa 2007), completely forgotten about it until the film was announced then just assumed the book was 127 Hours too. *shrug*
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Post by RumiDude on Apr 25, 2016 13:16:48 GMT -8
Don't forget about "Into the Void".
Nevermind. I'm confusing my non-fiction adventure books with Black Sabbath songs again.
haaaahaha Try just T ouching The Void.
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Post by ecocentric on Apr 25, 2016 13:29:02 GMT -8
Actually *Touching The Void* by Joe Simpson for those that are not too squeamish and *Feeding the Rat* by A. Alvarez are both good reads.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Apr 26, 2016 8:53:47 GMT -8
I normally read a chapter per day... regardless of the book. But I couldn't put Touching the Void down.
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Post by RumiDude on Apr 26, 2016 19:54:05 GMT -8
I couldn't put Touching the Void down. Me too! I am a slow reader and stayed up a good portion of the night finishing it off. Rumi
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Post by tipiwalter on Apr 27, 2016 4:29:06 GMT -8
On my winter backpacking trips I always like to take out reading material about epic mountaineering tales, stuff like Minus 148 Degrees by Art Davidson and others. See list here--- www.summitpost.org/best-mountaineering-literature/257435No matter how bad I have it sitting in my tent in a blizzard at 0F, these guys REALLY have it bad and it makes my struggle look easy.
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Post by FamilySherpa on Apr 27, 2016 5:02:29 GMT -8
Into thin Air is one of my favorite books of all time, although I have much more respect & trust in the account written in "The Climb" that tipiwalter talks about earlier in this thread. I read Into thin Air in college in 2002 & it sent me on a path of reading personal mountaineering experience books for a good 10 years or so. Couldn't put them down. Everything from Reinhold Messner to Joe Simpson.
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Post by jazzmom on May 5, 2016 4:38:55 GMT -8
I think Krakauer's books are fun reads but haven't been much of a fan since 'Into Thin Air'. Reading it, you'd think Krakauer was the only lucid person on the whole mountain during the events. I was half expecting him to reveal in the end that he, in fact, was a super-hero... I found it pretty distasteful that he seems to blame Sandy Pittman (no longer 'Pittman' but I don't know what her current name is) for the disaster; totally glossing over the fact that she was a very credentialed climber and had her own agenda for her climb, just like he had his. He obviously didn't like her and resented her. Personally, I think he was just pouting that her media connections were splashier (she was doing a live blog from Everest) and had higher priority with the crew.
I used to work with David Braeshears' wife (ex-wife now) in Boston. If I were going to believe anyone's accounts, it would be always-a-cool-head Braeshears'. I've seen/read a lot of the 1996 Everest stories. My favorite is still the IMAX movie 'Everest' that Braeshears made. I don't think Krakauer is anywhere in the same league as Braeshears. Krakauer, IMO, is first and foremost a story teller. A good one, yes, but one that takes liberties for the sake of the story, sometimes at the expense of real people.
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Post by FamilySherpa on May 5, 2016 5:13:43 GMT -8
I think Krakauer's books are fun reads but haven't been much of a fan since 'Into Thin Air'. Reading it, you'd think Krakauer was the only lucid person on the whole mountain during the events. I was half expecting him to reveal in the end that he, in fact, was a super-hero... I found it pretty distasteful that he seems to blame Sandy Pittman (no longer 'Pittman' but I don't know what her current name is) for the disaster; totally glossing over the fact that she was a very credentialed climber and had her own agenda for her climb, just like he had his. He obviously didn't like her and resented her. Personally, I think he was just pouting that her media connections were splashier (she was doing a live blog from Everest) and had higher priority with the crew. I used to work with David Braeshears' wife (ex-wife now) in Boston. If I were going to believe anyone's accounts, it would be always-a-cool-head Braeshears'. I've seen/read a lot of the 1996 Everest stories. My favorite is still the IMAX movie 'Everest' that Braeshears made. I don't think Krakauer is anywhere in the same league as Braeshears. Krakauer, IMO, is first and foremost a story teller. A good one, yes, but one that takes liberties for the sake of the story, sometimes at the expense of real people. You are right about Krakauers account, imo. Its a good story, but the account itself is suspect. Braeshears is a great speaker. He came to a small outdoor store I worked at in College and did a Q&A about the accident in a promotion for Mountain Hardware. It was really good. Very personable guy and has very little self importance about him. The one thing I'll say about his account is that, if i remember correct, he was quite low on the mountain during the storm. This is why, as far as first hand accounts go, I think Anatoli's is the best.
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Post by jazzmom on May 5, 2016 6:50:12 GMT -8
This is why, as far as first hand accounts go, I think Anatoli's is the best. When I read about all the varying accounts, it reminded me of those epic parties from my 20's... you know, the ones where you all try to reconstruct what happened the morning after. The real story, as such, ends up being a collage of the bits and pieces people remember. I used to have a big New Year's Eve party every year and, one year, because I was leaving the country for a spell right afterwards, someone brought a video camera and left it for anyone to pick up and record through the evening. Quite a revelation the next day! :D (We also decided that an enduring record wasn't always a good thing...) I think pretty much everybody high up on the mountain in '96 was too oxygen-deprived to be completely cognizant. Probably all of first-hand accounts told by a single person are suspect, so I agree with you in that an account by an experienced mountaineer who's willing to acknowledge that possibility is better. My impression is that Krakauer seemed to feel he'd been immune. I liked Touching the Void. I think my most recent favorite is The Heart of the World by Ian Baker about exploring the Tsangpo. Not a new book, but a recent read for me. (Braeshears makes a brief appearance in it as well.)
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Post by Westy on May 5, 2016 7:53:09 GMT -8
My favorite would have to be ...."Abode of Snow"by Kenneth Mason, formerly Superintendent, Survey of India and Professor of Geography in the University of Oxford 1932-53. It's a history of Himalayan Exploration and mountaineering from earliest times to the ascent of Everest. A Current Blog From EverestGreg is sponsored by my former employer (Ortho Development) and attempting to be the first to summit Everest with double total knee replacements. Double Knees
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Post by speacock on May 6, 2016 15:31:01 GMT -8
Krakauer had significant mountaineering experience and was why he was picked by Outside Magazine (according to Krakauer) to get background on the activities of companies providing guide services. Outside thought the practice of 'pay to play' might result in an event that would be a local disaster. Unfortunately an extreme weather low 'raised' the altitude of the summit with many not so skilled mountaineers as clients on or near the summit.
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men And Mountains, Ron Kakauer February 10, 2009 is an at times entertaining biography and stories of others who sometimes seemed to be jousting at windmills. A compilation of short stories. Fun read.
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Post by ecocentric on May 10, 2016 2:53:13 GMT -8
Every sport has it's Monday Morning Quarterbacks. :(
For those that are interested in what makes people tick, Bone Games by Rob Schultheis, looks at aspects of psychology, physiology, and spirituality that extreme athletes experience.
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