China 8 Vikram Seth Is this just an epic journey through China, or does this writer also have mad skills?
Himalayas 6.8 Alexandra David-Néel Has classic European explorer lingo turned this woman into a macho?
Himalayas 8 Reinhold Messner Did the best mountaineer ever write the best book about mountaineering ever?
China 6.3 Sven Hedin Are we looking at a career-obsessed explorer or at a blueprint for Indiana Jones?
Himalayas 7.5 Jon Krakauer Do we really care whose fault it was, or can we just accept that mountains are deadly sometimes?