A Physicist on Everest: How Body and Mind Break Down at Elevation [Excerpt]

In his new book, physicist Francis Slakey recounts the myriad physical and mental challenges in summiting the world's highest peak















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  3. 3. sfwendie 03:44 AM 7/21/12

    To paraphrase the poet, something there is that doesn’t love a brick wall. Excerpts like this are inexcusable: all good stories (and snippets) deserve a decent resolution and make you want to read more, not find out who lives/dies. The only positive thought I could come up with is that scientists are, after all, scientists first, and the craft of writing and publishing for the general public is far down their list of necessary credentials. I got so mad I duckducked the ending. Good writing, a good story, an unforgivable cliffhanger. And SciAm, you should check your editor’s judgment. What happened to the primary thrust of the mind at high altitudes? I thought the teaser was about that.

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  5. 5. ms240 08:35 PM 7/25/12

    Beauifully written. You really captured the feeling of being at high altitude and the feeling of being without resources. Great job!

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  6. 6. Joseph C Moore, Cpo USN Ret 11:30 PM 7/25/12

    I was so engrossed in this that I tried to click NEXT several times before realizing that there was no next. I was expecting some manner of resolution.

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