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(More customer reviews)This book is a travesty of all things that make mountaineering a worthwhile pursuit.
Bo is a soiled rich kid from a blue blood family. He goes on committing climbs without the most rudimentary understanding of the gear needed, how to properly use it, and the risks involved, relying on the guides to save his behind. (E.g., going to Denali without even learning beforehand about crevasse rescue, climbing Carsten's Pyramid and carrying ascenders without knowing how to correctly use them, etc.)
Bo dashes into an area, tries to tick the "name" summits, then dashes out, never trying to gain a more in depth understanding of the people and culture. Them he boasts about his tick list for the year.
Bo sets up token scholarships to help some local students in the areas where he climbs. A nice thing to do on the surface, but he pretty much admits it was a scam to help him get approval to go and more time off work from his slimy Wall Street firm.
Bo, climbing is not about "conquering" a peak. It's about letting the peak teach you something, a level of understanding I highly doubt you will ever achieve as you are too busy burnishing your own ego.
Looking for a real book about climbing? Try Reinhold Messner, Steve House, or Joe Tasker / Peter Boardman.
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