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The Right Mountain: Lessons From Everest On the Real Meaning of Success

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This book was very different than any other book that I have read on Everest. The author offered very clear insights and lessons that can be applied to everyday life. At first I was disappointed and wanted to return the book, but after reading the first few pages, I appreciated it greatly. If you want a technical book on climbing Mount Everest, this is not for you. If you give it a try, however, like I did, you may learn some very valuable lessons on life. Go for it! Thank you to the author for inspiring others.

One of my favourites. I give this book to everyone as a gift. There are many "motivational" books written, but this one is inspiring and truly meaningful.

Great service! Received it in a decent amount of time. The book was in really good shape and it was a great buy!

It has been ten years since I first read Hayhurst's book. What I liked about it then was the idea that the goals and dreams that we think we are pursuing may not actually be the ones that we will eventually attain.

In life it is always good to ask yourself, "Am I climbing the right mountain?" Life is fleeting and when you look back at the things that were once so important or were the focus of your life, you often realize that in hindsight, they were not so important after all.

Cheers!

Climbing Mt. Everest is not on my to do list, never will be. However I have my own mountians, to me just as big. The Right Mountain clearly illustrated the need to have several things right in order to succeed, from the training in preparation for when the opportunity does present itself to the planning and understanding of each individuals' roles to ensure success. No one gets to the top of Everest without great training, plannning and teamwork, combined with sound decision making.
Having consumed the book I do have a better understanding of how to climb Mt. Everest and the dangers it presents, however I have a much better understanding of process involved in getting me to the top of my own mountain, my Right Mountain. Mr. Hayhurst, thank you for taking the time to share your insights, from your expedition to my own life the requirements are the same, it is clarifying them and understanding them which allows one to implement them.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to be in better control of their life, understanding who you are helps, reading this book will help you do that.

I'm only 11 years of age but i still am absesseed with climbing mountains. I would never atempt something like Everest but the book still caught my interest. I ate up the book in one night! not only did it teach some really good lessons but it was very interesting reading about this amazing climb in 1988. He draws some beautful metaphors from mountain to life. even if you dont like hiking or climbing this book is a "must-read" This book deserves much more then five stars. you MUST read this book!!

The Right Mountain combines two factors which make it unmissable: A fascinating story of climbing mount Everest and lessons which come out fomr the climb which will follow you in the rest of your life. The narative is simple yet majestic and the importance of the lessons inside is undescribable. I don't know what else to say, except: Miss this book at your own peril!

Thank you Jim for a wonderfull journey

I am one of it's Chinese edition reader. In addition to reading a very interesting story about climbing high mountain, we also find very impressive life values from it. It reminds us the core value of everyone's life by simple stories and detail that he observed. I really love it! And I stronly recommend it to all of my friends. You definitely can't miss it!

A great insight into one of the toughest teaming exercises man, or woman, has every created. Inspirational and a great metaphor for high performance team building.

For those who purchased this book looking for a dramatic story about Mt. Everest and didn't notice that it was also a tome on personal growth, you should ashamed of yourself! Perhaps you should learn how to read, or not read at all. The point of the book is not the goal, but the journey and the lessons learned along the way. Each lesson is very simple and clear; the way lessons should be. The concepts described reminded me of the ones found in "Way of the Peaceful Warrior"; both books are concise and easily understandable. The story may be lacking in drama, but again, that's not what this book is about. A great read for anyone in business.