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Sep 29, 2015
10:44:46am

Hank Rearden

Not JUST because of that. But it didn't help

He blew me away with Into the Wild and Into Thin Air. Then the wheels fall off.

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Hank Rearden

Previous username: Twinblue
Bio page: Hank Rearden
Joined: Jun 9, 2003
Last login: May 9, 2024
Total posts: 34,539 (4,546 FO)

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I saw Everest last night. I was glad to see that they didn't just lazily rely on

Byron McNertney

9/29/15 10:33am

I love Into Thin Air--I've read it three times

Carnac el Magnifico

9/29/15 10:36am

I'm not sure you can trust Viesturs either. After all, he willingly did this:

9/29/15 10:40am

It's a broken link, but I assume it's Vertical Limit. Did you read Ed's memoirs?

Byron McNertney

9/29/15 10:51am

Hmm. I can see it, but yes, it is a Vertical Limit reference.

9/29/15 11:06am

I understand Krakauer threw stones he shouldn't have

Busiturtle

9/29/15 11:14am

It is great in IMAX 3D, otherwise it is just a straight retelling of the story.

9/29/15 11:24am

he admitted he could have done more

blucoug18

9/29/15 11:28am

Krakauer is a story teller. He won't let facts get in the way of a good story

9/29/15 10:36am

i actually think he did a "decent job" on "under the banner of heaven"...

ds7

9/29/15 11:10am

Doesn't the film take out the fact that they all absndoned Weathers a second

9/29/15 10:38am

It cuts out a lot of little details like that, but that's just what you have to

Byron McNertney

9/29/15 10:41am

Krakauer's account was always suspicious.

CosmoK

9/29/15 10:41am

Yep. I can't stand the guy.

Byron McNertney

9/29/15 10:43am

So is everyone anti-Krakauer because he wrote Under the Banner of Heaven?

Singcat

9/29/15 10:43am

Not JUST because of that. But it didn't help

9/29/15 10:44am

I know nothing about Alaska or climbing, but I know a thing about church history

9/29/15 10:52am

I don't think it helps with the Mormon crowd

Carnac el Magnifico

9/29/15 10:45am

No, it's because nearly every one of his books has been surrounded by

Byron McNertney

9/29/15 10:47am

no, I read Into Thin Air when it first came out

blucoug18

9/29/15 10:48am

Boukreev had plenty of backers of his version

blucoug18

9/29/15 10:47am

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