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Fatal Mountaineer: The High-Altitude Life and Death of Willi Unsoeld, American Himalayan Legend
by
Robert Roper
In 1963, Willi Unsoeld became an international hero for his conquest of the West Ridge of Everest. A charismatic professor of philosophy, Unsoeld was one of the greatest climbers of the twentiethth century, a man whose raw physical power and casual fearlessness inspired a generation of adventurers.
In 1976, during an expedition to Nanda Devi, the tallest peak in India, Un...more
In 1976, during an expedition to Nanda Devi, the tallest peak in India, Un...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
March 20th 2003
by St. Martin's Griffin
(first published 2002)
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This book was a little different in its telling of a mountain climbing expedition. Willi Unsoeld had reached the top of Mt. EVerest. He had seen the Indian mountain Nanda Devi and said it was so beautiful he wanted to name his first born daughter after it. Years later, Willi and his daughter Devi formed an expedition to climb Nanda Devi. This particular book was more about the philosophies of Willi and the other people on the trek with him, and also other people in general who had been invol...more
This was not an easy book to read. Although the story that anchors the book is a 1976 expedition to Nanda Devi (tallest mountain in India), it often goes "off story". The purpose is to give the reader a sense of Willi's life and education, but it can be distracting. One of the climbers of the 1976 expedition is Willi's daughter, Devi. Yes, he named her after the mountain. She worked hard to earn her place on the expedition and wanted to climb the mountain with her father, a much admire...more
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“Maybe mountaineering shouldn't be considered heroic at all, since the whole effort is 'useless' and in no way to be compared with sitting down at the wrong lunch counter in the early-sixties South, or going into battle. Nevertheless, situations arise in the useless enterprise of mountaineering that present people with choices, that make emotional and physical demands that few can meet.”
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“It matters what myths we tell ourselves -- which ideals we choose to honor.”
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