Left for Dead by Beck Weathers and Stephen G. Michaud

Left for Dead by Beck Weathers and Stephen G. Michaud

In 1996 several climbers died on Mount Everest during a terrible unexpected storm. I’ve read several books on the disaster (Into Thin Air, The Climb, and I think there were more). All of them mention the bizarre fate of Beck Weathers—who was left for dead on the mountain, recovered consciousness, and made it into base camp where he somehow survived to return home and undergo a painful recovery including reconstructive surgery for his horrendous case of frost bite. Left for Dead is his story and it is both moving and exciting—an important chapter in a terrible disaster.