HIGH CRIMES

The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

Subtitled: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed, High Crimes can be seen as
a follow-up to Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air as it describes the stupidity and
greed often found on the slopes of Mount Everest these days. Climbing Everest
was once seen as a great challenge and adventure; the author shatters that
image as he describes the impact of climbers on the local population, the
brutal and nasty in-fighting that plagues many expeditions and the ‹Wild West›
Lawlessness that often dominates – a fascinating read about Everest’s place in
the commercial world of guided climbing.