Review: Cliff hanger...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2014
When a millionaire adventurer asks an expert climber to lead himself and a team of amateurs up Everest during the monsoon season (a time when nobody in their right mind would attempt such a thing) he quickly agrees.His suspicions are raised when he sees the team consists of armed guards, a scientist, and an expert tracker. What are they looking for? He realises that this is not going to be your standard expedition, and its not long before the cracks start to show, in both the team and the ice.The story has some exciting moments, and a few twists and turns along the way. The characters are quite likeable, although a little wet at times.The way the characters were able to hold calm and logical conversations, during moments of extreme danger, or just after being plunged into freezing water, was somewhat unbelievable. But this story is very much about accepting the unbelievable, so things like that don't really matter.Works well as an adventure story on Everest. I wish there was more actual climbing involved, but in the end it didn't matter.