Monday, August 13, 2007

Tabor's Book Takes A Look Into One Of The Deadliest Mountaineering Disasters In North America

James Tabor's Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of the Most Tragic, Mysterious, and Controversial Disasters in Mountaineering History takes an exhaustive look at the doomed 1967 expedition to scale Alaska's Mt. McKinley. Tabor goes into gripping detail of the infamous climb that claimed seven of the 12-man team during their ascension to the 20,320-foot summit, making it one of the deadliest mountaineering disasters in North America. Tabor explores the problems that hindered the trip from the beginning and profiles the survivors 40 years later. Forever on the Mountain has been given wonderful reviews by critics and readers alike. Don't forget to catalog it and others in your book collection on iTaggit!

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