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We Aspired: The Last Innocent Americans

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I'm ambivalent because while there are some great stories here, yet there is also a pattern of self indulgence. The book starts out with a really great story about climbing a challenging route on Mount McKinley. Okay, good adventure story. Rescue stories are of interest to me and there are several rescues in the Tetons that he covers from his perspective. One of the things I didn't like was how he injected his own (somewhat convoluted I thought)philosophy. I didn't like the name dropping. For some reason he had the need to assure us he was associated with the great names in climbing. Other books I have read recently about true climbing adventures were better written and I appreciated their more subtle views on the philosophy of climbing. So I saw the book as a combination of mountain climbing stories, autobiography, and an essay of what the author thought was right and true and important. Three of my friends read this book before it was handed down to me and none gave it rave reviews. I thought it was very average. Two and half stars if there were such a thing.

Although it took a long time to get the book, it was worth the wait. Excellent book. I appreciate the fact that I was kept informed with the constant changing delivery time.