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