Jim Wickwire is one of best-known high altitude climbers in United States, chronicles over 30 years of expeditions. He pushed himself and challenged the great summits such as Everest, K2 in the Himalayas, Mt. Rainer, and many others. Some mountains he have conquered sometimes conquered him, but he has not given up his ambition to climb. And he’s off to another expedition, leaving his devoted wife, Mary Lou and their five kids. In Jim’s recollection, several crewmates meet deaths and terrible accidents. Father of five children definitely missed many holidays and special occasions because he was on expeditions, but Jim was clearly and truly addicted and committed to danger. This was my first mountaineering book I’ve ever read, and I was entertained
