Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters...

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James M. Tabor

Forever on the Mountain

The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters

James M. Tabor

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Norton
08 January 2010

True stories; Climbing & mountaineering; Travel & holiday

Just as good as Into Thin Air.... A spellbinder.”—Owen Sound Sun-Times

“The fairest, most comprehensive account of [this episode] we’re likely to see.... Tabor analyzes this debacle with the doggedness of an investigative reporter and the technical knowledge of an experienced climber.”—Wall Street Journal

In 1967, seven young men, members of a twelve-man expedition led by twenty-four-year-old Joe Wilcox, were stranded on Alaska’s Mount McKinley in a vicious arctic storm. All seven perished on what remains the most tragic expedition in American climbing history. Revisiting the event in the tradition of Norman McLean’s Young Men and Fire, James M. Tabor uncovers elements of controversy, finger-pointing, and cover-up that combine to make this disaster unlike any other.

By: James M. Tabor
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9780393331967
ISBN 10: 0393331962
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 08 January 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters

Grips even non-climbers... Washington Post Tabor analyzes this debacle with the doggedness of an investigative reporter and the technical knowledge of an experienced climber. Wall Street Journal

Winner of Banff Mountain Book Festival James Monroe Thorington Award for Mountaineering History 2007
Winner of Banff Mountain Book Festival James Monroe Thorington Award for Mountaineering History 2007.
Winner of Banff Mountain Festival Book Award 2007
Winner of National Outdoor Book Award 2007
Winner of National Outdoor Book Award: Natural History Literature 2007
Winner of National Outdoor Book Award: Natural History Literature 2007.