There is a big difference between saying "I wonder if Boukreev had..." and saying "People died because of Boukreev."
Then chutzpauh and arrogance in the latter is beyond my comprehension. Krakauer thinks he is God. He can assign heaven and hell to whomever he wants.
I think I agree with the theory that Krakauer could not for a moment stand the idea that someone was a hero, that someone deserved glory. He may not have appreciated this consciously, but I believe this was the case. The idea of interviewing B. and writing about his rescue must have galled K. He needed to tear this man down.
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