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Chapters 1-5

• Beck Weathers is trapped in the Death Zone in an unexpected blizzard on Mt. Everest with many other climbers.

• Six of Beck's group actually made the summit, and of those six, only two survived the storm.

• Beck felt optimistic in the morning at the start of the final push for the summit when the day is clear and calm.

• As Beck lies above Triangle Camp during the blizzard, he reflected upon the fact that he started climbing to fight depression.

• Beck writes that he was left for dead, and his wife notified of his death after rescue persons determined he was mortally ill and left him.
• Beck described his arrival at Katmandu and meeting with another climber who connected due to their similar interests.

• Beck described the trek to their base camp along the Khumbu trail where they see evidence of the dangers of their imminent...

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