Lessons from Everest
Seven Powerful Steps to the Top of the World

Do we have to call ourselves a failure if we fail in something? Tim Warren tells us why failing is considered the stepping stone to success. He tells us all the lessons he learned from the failed attempt to climb Mt.Everest and how he successfully used it later in his life. What I learned f......more

This is a quick easy read, except for the parts that are extraordinarily evocative of exactly how selfish and myopic a person needs to be to want to go spend time in the "Death Zone" in order to have the very short moment 'on top of the world'. As spectacular as the descriptions of the view here, Wa......more

I've been reading alot about Everest lately and this was the first book to tell of a successful climb. I really liked the details and hearing about what he saw and experienced along the way. It was good to hear the difference between the first and second attempt, what worked, how he overcame what he......more

I greatly enjoyed this look at the challenges of struggling to climb Everest. I actually think that reading the epilogue first would give a good framework for the read and ultimately the lessons that are to be gleaned from the experience.......more

Provided good details of life on the mountain......more