After the Wind

Near the top of Mount Everest, on 10 May 1996, eight climbers died It was the worst tragedy in the mountain s history Lou Kasischke was there Now he tells the harrowing story of what went wrong, as it has never been told before including why the climbers were desperately late and out of time His personal story, captured in the title AFTER THE WIND, tells about the intense moments near the top These moments also revealed the love story that saved his life. Free Read [ After the Wind ] author [ Lou Kasischke ] – kino-fada.fr Having read Into Thin Air and lived in Seattle during that tragic time in 1996, and having climbed Mt Rainier though this is walk in Central Park compared to Everest I was anxious to read Lou s account, if nothingthan he was quiet about it for over 11 years.I can t say that the writing is professional or noteworthy because it isn t It his raw and uncensored and with the benefit of time and reflection journal of all that happened All that happened that was wrong, that could have be Having read Into Thin Air and lived in Seattle during that...This book is essentially a love story between the author and his wife, interrupted by a climbing expedition to Mount Everest, and the 1996 Tragedy made famous by the book Into Thin Air This book is a touching story of the author s love for his wife and the way that relationship impacted his decision to turn around on summit day, often told via faxes back and forth from one to the other Kasischke is refreshingly honest in his criticisms of Scott Fisher and Rob Hall s decision on summit day This book is essentially a love story between the author and his wife, interrupted by a climbing expedition to Mount Everest, and the 1996 Tragedy made famous by the book Into Thin Air This book is a touching story of the author s love for his wife an...Interesting account of the 1996 tragedy I Liked the extra details about the climbing route that I don t recall having been in other books This spends most of the time on the events leading up to and the day of the summit push During the 2 days of the storm he was in Camp IV in his tent with little contact with anyone else, so this does not include any specifics about those two days He doesn t hold back on his criticisms of the decisions made by Rob Hall or others on his team He spends quite Interesting account of the 1996 tragedy I Liked the extra details about the climbing route that I don t recall having been in other books This spends most of the time on the events leading up to and the day of the summit push During the 2 days of the storm he was in Camp IV in his tent with little contact with anyone else, so this does not include any specifics about those two days He doesn t hold back on his criticisms of the decisions made by Rob...I have always been interested in readingabout the Everest disaster of 1996, ever since I read Into Thin Air I ve hunted down books by the other survivors to get their thoughts on the disaster and to see what all the survivors seem to agree on and where their accounts differ I think that s the best way to get a true picture of what was happening in the disaster This book was an excellent read, right up there with Into Thin Air.On one previous climb, Lou kept details about a dangerous inc I have always been interested in readingabout the Everest disaster of 1996, ever since I read Into Thin Air I ve hunted down books by the other survivors to get their thoughts on the disaster and to see what all the survivors seem to agree on and where their accounts differ I think that s the best way to get a true picture of what was happening in the disaster This book was an excellent...Kasischke is not a professional writer, which shows, however, his story is absolutely compelling as one of the survivors of the 1996 Everest disaster and a must read for those interested in the varying perspectives of what went wrong and who was to blame It s not as smoothly written as Krakauer s Into Thin Air and probably should not be the first one to read about the disaster but I found it an easy, well organized read, that offered a somewhat different perspective than Into Thin Air , Kasischke is not a professional writer, which shows, however, his story is absolutely compelling as one of the survivors of the 1996 Everest disaster and a must read for those interested in the varying perspectives of what went wrong and who was to blame It s not as smoothly written as Krakauer s Into Thin Air and probably should not be the first one to read about the disaster but I found it an easy, well organized read, that offered a somewhat different perspective than Into Thin Air , which passes blame around and the film Everest , which portrays Rob Hall as a too good guy, trying to please his clien...This is the fourth book I ve read about this tragedy I wasn t sure if it would be as good as the others, but for me it was He s not a professional writer so it s not as polished as Krakauer s book Yes, it s a bit repetitive in places, especially describing the wind and his love for his wife I didn t mind the story of his relationship with his wife as some have It s a big part of his particular story on the mountain and is a major reason that he was able to make the correct decision when oth This is the fourth book I ve read about this tragedy I wasn t sure if it would be as good as the others, but for me it was He s not a professional writer so it s not as polished as...Another take on the Thin Air Everest mess Interest look from the POV of one of the amateur climbers who paid for the experience of being guided up the mountain Not as much of an idiot as these guys were portrayed Probably too old to be up there, but still in good shape and with a lot of experience above 20K feet I wasn t that interested in his personal testament to spirituality, but to the extent that it contributed to why he was able to trust his instincts and turn around on the mountain Another take on the Thin Air Everest mess Interest look from the POV of one of the amateur climbers who paid for the experience of being guided up the mountain Not as much of an idiot as these guys were portrayed Probably too old to be up there, but still in good shape and with a lot of experience above 20K feet I wasn t that interested in his personal testament to spirituality, but to the extent that it contributed to why he was able to trust his instincts and turn around on the mountain when others were not, it s a good look at risk assessment and decision making Much like Jim Davidson s The Ledge, which I have also reviewed Davidson hascreds as a mountaineer, but also discusses the role of family and spirituality in fortitude and decision making What was striking about this account was the lack of teamwork on Rob Hall s expedition I suppose...First, I want to say, I love the illustrations, as well as the book I also love how the climber s wife, Sandy, sent out invitation to friends inviting them to a Last Supper before her husband embarked on a mountain climbing expedition In the invitation she wrote After dinner, please feel free to offer Lou some words of profound wisdom Sandy was a wonderful, loving, and understanding wife.Lou was a thoughtful, loving husband who would call Sandy as he left work saying, I m coming home First, I want to say, I love the illustrations, as well as the book I also love how the climber s wife, Sandy, sent out invitation to friends inviting them to a Last Supper before her husband embarked on a mountain climbing expedition In the invitation she wrote After dinner, please feel free to offer Lou some words of profound wisdom Sandy was a wonderful, loving, and understanding wife.Lou was a thoughtful, loving husband who would call Sandy as he left work saying, I m coming home When he got home the would chime out, I m home For Sandy and Lou coming home and being home were expressions of their loving relationship They were words coming from the voice of the heart.A moment that would sustain Lou in the life and death struggle six weeks later was after the Last Supper...I read Jon Krakauer s Into Thin Air A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster with great avidity when it came out in 1998 In an interview, he described how he d always found some joy and pleasure even in the hardest climbs the view, the sense of accomplishment, the companionship but that the Everest climb was only suf... Thanks to Netgalley and Good Hart Publishing for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.Sometimes I wonder why I like so much reading books about high altitude climbing when I suffer so much from vertigo and would never set foot on a high mountain But maybe that s exactly the reason I m somehow fascinated by this, and read so much about it.This book is an account of the 1996 Everest disaster, told by one of the survivors that waited almost 20 years before releasing it What impres Thanks to Netgalley and Good Hart Publishing for an ARC...

• English
• 25 January 2017
Lou Kasischke
• Paperback
• 328 pages
• 1940877024
• Lou Kasischke
• After the Wind