The author relates his experience of climbing Mount Everest during its deadliest season and examines what it is about the mountain that makes people willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense.

"Jenny Calhoun climbs mountains to forget what she's done, who she was. But this time, when an excursion up Denali turns deadly, she is forced to accept the help of the one man she hoped she'd never see again--the man she nearly killed"--Provided by publisher.

Many people have tried to conquer Mt. Everest, but they've all been adults. Now a group of kids take on the challenge to become the youngest people to climb the deadly but intriguing mountain.

Desperate to attract subscribers to his fledgling website, "Journey to the Dark Side," ex-adrenaline junkie and slacker Simon Newman hires someone to guide him through the notorious Cwm Pot caves so he can film the journey and put it on his site. After a brutal struggle for survival, Simon barely escapes with his life, but predictably, the gruesome footage he managed to collect down in the earth's bowels goes viral. Ignoring the warning signs of mental...

"Veteran climber Mark Synnott never planned on climbing Mount Everest, but a hundred-year mystery lured him into an expedition--and an awesome history of passionate adventure, chilling tragedy, and human aspiration unfolded"--