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Book SynopsisWinner of the National Outdoor Book Award Grand Prize Winner, Banff Mountain Book Festival Forever on the Mountain grips even non-climbers with its harrowing scenes of thorny relationships tested by extraordinary circumstances. Washington Post
Trade Review"A shrewd and penetrating investigation of one of climbing’s greatest tragedies,
Forever on the Mountain grapples with the most fundamental questions of risk and responsibility." -- David Roberts, author of Limits of the Known
"Just as good as
Into Thin Air…A spell binder." -- The Sun Times
"Some welcome perspective on an enduringly painful episode of mountaineering history…Tabor analyzes this debacle with the doggedness of an investigative reporter and the technical knowledge of an experienced climber." -- Wall Street Journal
"A powerful case study in how quickly cracks in a team’s solidarity can lead to disaster." -- Outside
"As he negotiates his way through egotism, sabotage, freak weather, and staggering courage, Tabor maintains a cool head and, even more importantly in this case, an open heart. This is a maddening, terrifying book, and also a deeply compassionate one." -- John Vaillant, author of The Golden Spruce
"This harrowing tale of the 1967 catastrophe on the slopes of McKinley will leave you breathless…A great detective story that offers a shocking twist to a long-unsolved mystery." -- Gay Salisbury, coauthor of The Cruelest Miles
