I'm reading the most awesome book. It's called 'Into Thin Air' about a mountaineering expedition on Everest in 1996 that goes terribly wrong. I know nothing about ice moutaineering and to be honest, always thought that once you start trekking Everest you just keep going.
It takes MONTHS! No shit. And you have to gradually acclimatize so they go from Base Camp to Camp One and then back to Base Camp and over again and onward upwards. It's intriguing and I love it. It's like a totally different world there. I'm halfway through..... it's going to be one of those books that you devour when reading and when it's over it'll be sad but you'll be wanting it to never end.
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