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1. Who are the authors of "The Climb?"

"The Climb" is a collaborative effort by high-altitude climbing guide Anatoli Boukreev and writer G. Weston DeWalt to tell the story of the tragic attempt to climb Mt Everest in May, 1996, in which several people died. Alternating between passages written by Boukreev and DeWalt, the book examines the increased commercialization of climbing, where clients pay to be led to the summit by guides like Boukreev. The book describes Boukreev's rescue efforts as a guide for one of these climbing companies, Mountain Madness.

2. Besides Mountain Madness, who else climbed Everest in the spring of 1996?

Besides Mountain Madness, there were other groups set to climb Everest in the spring of 1996. Henry Todd, an Englishman, was the founder of Himalayan Guides, a commercial guide company that has had moderate success. Ed Viesturs and David Breashears were guiding an IMAX film crew that was making a documentary about climbing Everest. Each were experienced and well-respected climbers. A New Zealander, Rob Hall, fresh from the success of a guided expedition the previous season, was also preparing a commercial guided party for his company, Adventure Consultants.

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