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Second time I've read this--was jonesing for a revisit as I've delved deeper into mountaineering non-fiction, specifically more K2 stories. Listened to the audiobook from the library (previously read as an ebook when it came out), and it still packs a punch. A stunning piece of investigative journalism. Fascinating looking over the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ reviews and how polarizing they are--I come to this with no nostalgia for the source material, and find every argument compelling. Of course most interesting is the question of "what's happened since" given this was pubbed so long ago now.

For me, this one slots in nicely alongside Bad Blood and Empire of Pain, in terms of being a portrait of an ambitious, enigmatic figure who engaged in shady practices in a corporate environment and got caught, and what that indicates about them as a force of personality. Particularly interesting to me hearing so many massive names in mountaineering having a falling out with someone they once trusted.