In the article, Anatoli Boukreev (Responds to Krakauer), Anitoli Boukreev shares his opinion on the topic of the events on May 10, 1996. He claims that Krakauer's arguments are misguided and that going down the mountain was for the safety and wellbeing for everyone. Boukreev states that he is well trained in climbing without oxygen. In addition, he goes to list his credentials as a mountain climber; stating that he has climbed many mountains that are higher than 8,000 meters.He notes the precise timing of his actions and supports his decision in doing so. Due to the amount of time climbing, he goes to check Krakauer's credibility by saying he wouldn't understand the decision he made. Moreover, the author shares that he was able to acquire
