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Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters Books
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While browsing my local bookstore, I saw a book with a title that left no question in my mind about the subject: an event that happened 40 years ago and I could now read about the truth surrounding that tragedy on Mt. McKinley: Forever on the Mountain, by James Tabor. In the summer of 1967 I was full of dreams and anticipation as to what my second season at Mt. McKinley National Park might bring: new adventures, amazing sights, the trill of just the chance to view that magical mountain, Mt. McKinley. At the same time I was living my dreams, another group of young men were about to begin their own adventures and dreams, and attempt to summit the great mountain. As I read on, I realized sometimes in life no matter how well we plan and organize, things happen; attitudes and egos do not mix; politics and bureaucracy diminish the chance for success. In this book, these problems are brought forth and analyzed with a very straight forward approach, giving the public an unbiased solution of what happened and didn't happen in the most tragic disaster in North American climbing history. I thought it was a great read, especially having lived at McKinley during the event, and is important for anyone who has preconceived opinions about what actually took place on the mountain.
Gary Smith
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This book is impeccably research and presents a very controversial subject in an unbiased manner. Tabor does about as good a job as could be done at presenting the facts, providing analysis, and drawing conclusions, while giving all sides the benefit of the doubt.
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The seven who died on Denali were likely doomed at the moment the five on top decided to go for the summit. They couldn't have known that, because they had no idea about the weather headed their way. Neither did anyone else, apparently. (Even if someone had hinted at a storm, the storm that hit was extraordinary.)
I had a hard time understanding why Wilcox was the target of blame for the tragedy. Even if all of the criticisms of the expedition are accepted, they seem to have little causal relation to the deaths on the mountain. His decisionmaking should be judged based on the situation as it unfolded, not as we now know it ultimately would unfold. Only his failure to call for a full rescue effort at the first opportunity may have made a difference, yet that gets little play. The failure of Park Service officials to appreciate the emergency and act promptly is troubling, yet there remains a serious question as to whether that would have ultimately made a difference.
I knew nothing about the 1967 disaster before I read this book, so all of my views are formed by its contents. My primary criticism is the effort to reconstruct conversations for which there is no living witness. Tabor would have been better to describe his conjectures without the level of false precision implicit in his faux dialogue or description of their actions during the storm. Even though a reasonably careful reader would not be misled, it puts the reader needlessly on guard, even during the eyewitness accounts.
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This book is thought provoking because it reveals so many things. In trusting the author's information, it reinforces some conclusions which follow us everywhere in life. Here are some: Not many will pursue the summit of life although some will admire you for going there. Every weakness is exposed the higher you climb to your pursuits & dreams. In most cases, there is little or no joy in reaching your summit without significant people there to enjoy it with you. Unity is paramount in any successful endeavor and of course the opposite is also true, disunity will destroy it. The more you ascend and gain different eyesight, the more inspiring, beautiful, amazing & majestic things become but those are the same things that, if not respected, can take your life. After finding myself in an almost tragic event in the Pacific Ocean, it is easy to understand how this expedition found themselves so quickly in serious, life threatening situations. As I finished the final pages of this book just a couple of hours after traveling through Kalispell, Montana, I realized this is where James Tabor interviewed Howard Snyder. I was meant to read this book. As a final thought, while in this earthly body, we were not designed to live "FOREVER ON THE MOUNTAIN" top. T.F. tommy@lafayettefirst.com
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Having significant personal experience with many of the Alaskans identified in the book, I found this book very misleading. The Park Headquarter's staff made easy targets for the author. What a terrible injustice Tabor has done to the memory of those individuals and to their families who had no opportunity to defend themselves from his callous charecterizations. The most experienced mountain experts and rescue team members came to the conclusion and reiterated their belief that the weather, their location and their level of experience put these men in an unsurvivable situation. The park headquarters who had not launched a summer rescue in several years - like everyone involved did all they could. They grieved with the families and friends of these men.
I agree with an earlier reviewer - If you want to "hear" the real story and not a fictionalized version meant to create a hero/villian scenario that might make an appealing movie, read either White Winds by Joe Wilcox and Hall of the Mountain King by Howard Snyder - first hand accounts of the tragedy. White Winds in my opinion is the most thorough account.Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters
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