I heard of Everest coming out back in 2015 and the trailer definitely makes it look insane. First off, climbing Mount Everest isn’t something that most people do. So right off the bat I was like okay someone has to die right? Second, one of the worst recorded storms hits the peak of the mountain right as a bunch of regular citizens are about to reach the top. They literally can’t go down because it would be even more dangerous based on where they are in the mountain, and have to continue to climb upwards. All the while an ice storm rips their entire life to shreds. And did I mention this is a real story? Talk about electric. Although Jon Krakauer is a journalist this reads more like a thriller than a documentary and it has action packed into every page. While yes the details are gruesome and the book is better than the movie because of that it is cool to see Jake Gyllenhaal, playing Scott Fischer, as a chill climber bro and the entire destruction of the crew on the screen. Is it sad? Of course. Is it a book you can’t put down? Definitely. Do I think anyone that climbs Mount Everest just wants to die? 100%. And for those reasons I am glad Krakauer and others lived to tell the tale.