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Up on the Mountain, There Are No Morals

The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest by Mark Synnott

February 8, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

In search of the body of Sandy Irvine and the solution to the mystery of whether he and George Mallory ever made it to the summit, the author and his team climb Mt Everest during one of the deadliest seasons ever. I am not sure why I am drawn to stories about Mt Everest. Certainly I mean to never climb it, and I can’t quite empathize with those who are drawn to it, even if I can understand it sometimes. And books like this underscore […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, #memoir, adventure, Climbing, Mark Synnott, Mt Everest, non fiction

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:31 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, #memoir, adventure, Climbing, Mark Synnott, Mt Everest, non fiction ·
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“that most of us were probably seeking above all else, something like a state of grace.”

October 21, 2015 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

I became a history major because I love a good story, and at its core that’s what I have always viewed history to be – a series of really great stories. These stories have larger meanings in that we are able to take our experiences and use them as a method for understanding the forces at play for, and the decisions made by, those who came before us. I’m lucky enough to be able to have the types of conversations in my work as a […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #mountaineering, faintingviolet, Jon Krakauer, Mt Everest

faintingviolet's CBR7 Review No:90 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #mountaineering, faintingviolet, Jon Krakauer, Mt Everest ·
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