Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering’s Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters
Author: James M. Tabor
Ten days passed with no rescue attempt, while more than half an expedition was stranded and dying at 20,000 feet during a vicious Arctic storm. The bodies were never recovered. And, for reasons that have remained cloudy, there was no proper official investigation of the catastrophe.This book begins as a classic tale of men against nature, gambling—and losing—on one of the….Read More
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