the author of this book is named gordon korman. The SummitQuest team, led by a climbing legend Cicero, spends a few weeks at base camp training for what lies ahead. Dominic Alexis, the protagonist is nameless an impulse to climb. the Sherpas naturally recognize one of their own and accept it without a word. But Dominic is affected by EPA (high altitude pulmonary edema) and threatens their chances of joining the rest of the team in their promotion to the top. The only girl on the team, Sammi Moon, goes a bit flat as the "wild child" of the group, but there is a surprising depth to the other climbers. Perry Noonan is the rich kid with the big secret he is afraid of death and did not even want to be here first. this book shows nicely a realistic conflict between his fear of dying on Everest and his fear of disappointing his favorite uncle. Cap is totally believable as the experienced climber. And at the same time, he, like Domingo, is being driven by the siren song of Everest. But the most interesting character is the inclination Crowley. Cap. if Dominic complete the climb, which will take the record for being the youngest person to climb Everest. But there is a reason why inclination is the way it is. He grew up in poverty without opportunities. Mountaineering is a sport that requires money, and never had any, so he had to work hard to continue the sport he loved. At the heart of all this, the inclination is just another guy who wants to rise above their circumstances to show the world and himself that he is somebody. this is the 2 book of everest and in the third one they continue with their mountaineering trip.
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