[pct-l] Into the Wild

[gwschenk at socal.rr.com]

---- Ken Murray <kmurray at pol.net> wrote: 

> Gosh, I wonder why the Mountain Guide Community and the 5 people I've personally talked to who were on the mountain that day, seem to think that Boukreev's abandoning his clients in trouble in a storm on Everest is somewhat professionally problematic.  The truth is painful, sometimes.  Trash is a higher opinion than what those folks think.

What the "Mountain Guide Community" thought:
"On December 6, 1997, Boukreev was awarded the David A. Sowles Memorial Award by the American Alpine Club for his heroism and devotion in rescuing the three lost climbers."
http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Boukreev_Anatoli.html