Chapters VI Council of War and VII The Miristi Khola Summary and Analysis

It is now May 14th, and Herzog calls together his team to discuss what to do. Herzog is worried that they are losing time, and determines that they must decide which mountain to climb, and which route to explore. The consensus among those who have tried to find a possible route up Dhauligiri is that the mountain is too dangerous. Herzog temporarily defends the idea of trying to ascend Dhauligiri in order to exhaust all the arguments. The author here seems to suggest that he had already made up his mind they should attempt Annapurna and is leading his team to the same conclusion on their own. The final decision is still Herzog's, and he writes that he takes it very seriously. He...