Mountain Men: A History of the Remarkable Climbers and Determined Eccentrics Who First Scaled the World's Most Famous Peaks

OVERALL: As a mountaineer, I found it hard to put down this book, which gives wonderful details about some famous (and not-so-famous) pioneering climbs. STORIES: It covers a guy with no climbing experience trying to solo climb Everest. A deceiver called Cook who claimed to be the first on Denali. Two amazing trips up K2. The conquering of the Matterhorn. PROS: Great detail, good pacing, good prose. CONS: Needed more photos and maps, which would have made it a 5 star book. CONCLUSION: You don't have to be a mountaineer to appreciate this book. You just need to have an interest in history and mountain climbing.

"This is exciting true adventure about the first westerners to scale Mt. Everest, K2, Mt. McKinley and the Matterhorn."