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Title: Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account of the 1996 Disaster by Kenneth Kamler ISBN: 1-58574-599-5 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.93 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Intellectual and Captivating Story
Comment: If you are searching for a new genre of literature that is informative, descriptive, witty, in-depth and factual, then "Doctor on Everest" should finally end your quest. This story is for both men and women who would be intriqued by reading about a doctor's journey on Mt. Everest and all of his interludes along the way. The author is often humorous within his style of writing and leaves no room for the reader to feel superfluous. You will be captivated with curiosity and excitement within the first few pages of his adenture and also feel compelled to continue reading onward.
Dr. Kamler describes his journey so vividly in his book, that the reader is made to feel that he/she is right along the journey with him, cheering him on. His compassion towards his numerous patients on the mountain, has the reader feeling a certain amount of empathy for the doctor when he is unable to assist everyone. This is a fast reading story and Dr. Kamler does not confuse the average reader with just quoting medical terminology. It is suited for all to read and will keep the reader on his/her toes.
When you finally read up to the last page of the story, you feel almost let down because it has come to and end. After reading Dr. Kamler's story, I believe that the author is an altruistic man who risked his own life to save many others. That to me, is what a true human being was put on the earth to do. There is an oath that Dr. Kamler had taken to become a physician, but it did not state anywhere that you had to risk your own life. This is the type of oath that comes from the heart.
Rating: 5
Summary: not just another Everest book
Comment: Don't miss this one.
Adventure. Exploration. Human emotion. The thrill of victory and agony of defeat. Or is it feet? (as in cold and frostbitten) Not to mention broken ankles,concussions,and pulmonary edema.As both climber and M.D.,Kamler offers it all up with unique perspectives.
Kamler takes us on the literal and figurative ups and downs of mountaineering, including the tragic Everest storm of '96 when he was the solo medical person on the mountain. The buck stops with Kamler, who as expedition doctor must make ultimate decisions regarding the well-being of fellow climbers with often limited information and resources. He runs a veritable E.R. at the top of the world.
So,why climb Everest? Because it's there? Judging from this book, the answer is alot more involved and intriguing. Kamler's insights and recollections really drew me in and kept me going to the last page; it's real life drama that reads like fiction. A must read for those who seek adventure, those who long to, and for those who are not quite sure (like me).
Rating: 5
Summary: excellent account as doctor on Everest....
Comment: Despite of the misleading title, I found this book to be quite engrossing and I read it compulsively from cover to cover in a single sitting. The book is different from other climbing books because it deals with medical part of the climb which is not often about making it to the summit but in saving lives. Dr. Kamler writes extremely well and this will be one book that you will read to finish. Like one reviewer before me stated, I was bit disappointed when the book ended.
The misleading title refered to the fact that I thought the book was more or less about that 1996 Everest climbing season that took so many lives. That section only took up a small portion of the book. Much of the book involves his other expeditions up to Everest. While not boring reading material, like most I probably expected more on that 1996 climbing season.
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Title: Surviving the Extremes: A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance by Kenneth Kamler ISBN: 0312280777 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 20 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Eiger Dreams : Ventures Among Men and Mountains by Jon Krakauer ISBN: 0385488181 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 19 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Other Side of Everest : Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm by Matt Dickinson ISBN: 0812933400 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Left for Dead : My Journey Home from Everest by Beck Weathers ISBN: 0440237084 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 06 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest by Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt ISBN: 0312965338 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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