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In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World (Paperback)

by Peter Potterfield (Author) "I always thought anyone who fell off a mountain simply blacked out or died of fright or by some other means was delivered from consciously..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 2nd Revised edition edition (Jun 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0898865689
  • ISBN-13: 978-0898865684
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 984,810 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Mountain climbers recount serious falls, avalanches, dangerous weather, injuries, and air rescues.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Lame, 29 Jul 1999
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This review is from: In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World (Hardcover)
The author includes his own accident but steers well away from the cause, I wonder why! Its just annoying.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Get an editor!, 3 Jan 1998
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This review is from: In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World (Hardcover)
I'm an editor--but I'm also a climber. If it weren't for the latter, I'd have never made it through. This book's stories (well, 2 of the 3) are riveting, but the stories read as if published straight off the rough draft--there is even a clear factual descrepancy or two. The fact that the Mountaineers let this unfinished job hit the book stores is a black eye for a usually fine publisher. If you can stumble through the pained writing (it reads a bit like Fred Beckey's "Challenge of the North Cascades," i.e., the editor was perhaps afraid to touch the thing; did it come straight off a tape recording?) the stories are pretty wild. The Alaska piece is so amazing as to carry itself through regardless of the writing, a real superhuman survival epic; you wonder: would anyone else have survived this? The author's personal story is really about a rescue, which is informative, but perhaps not much interest to nonclimbers. It does leave you wondering "why" the accident happened ... but this is a question the author himself says he can't answer--and it doesn't really matter to the story. The other story, on guide Steve Fischer, reads like filler. I'd still recommend the book, at least to climbers or armchair adventurers--unless they love the English language too much!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Bland, 12 Dec 1997
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This review is from: In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World (Hardcover)
Three tales comprise the text, only the first of which is especially gripping. The second, an overview of Scott Fischer's '92 ascent of K2, was a poor choice to chronicle. The third, in which the author is the victim, neglects to explain why the accident happened. Overall, the narrative simply lacked the suspense and urgency of good mountaineering literature.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Get an editor!
I'm an editor--but I'm also a climber. If it weren't for the latter, I'd have never made it through. Read more
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In The Zone chronicles some of the greatest mountaineering survival stories ever told. Read more

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
This books tells the story of three separate mountain climbing rescues. While the subjet matter itself if very exciting and interesting, the style of writing served to make these... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST (AND LUCKY)
This book consists of three stories of survival on harsh mountains. Each story is interesting because the people survived in extreme circumstances. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, first hand accounts.
Because I know I will never attempt to climb a high altitiude mountain, I find myself browsing the mountaineering section of my favorite bookstore. Read more
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