The right mountain

Based on the author's riveting story of his climb up Mount Everest, The Right Mountain is much more than an adventure story; it is about defining success for yourself-in business or in life. In the '80s, success meant money, power, and prestige; but today, success is personal and comes from what we believe as individuals - our core value. On Everest, teamwork, commitment, and self-awareness take stark new meaning in the face of adversity, and even death. Through this book, the mountain becomes a metaphor, teaching powerful lessons for business and personal life.· The Everest Express Team Tryouts· Building a Team, a Real Team· We're All in This Together· Commitment· I'm Training for Everest and Having a Little Trouble On This Hill! · Body and Mind· Stairs and Beer Versus The Fitness Institute· Everybody Is Different· You Don't Just Go to Everest· Bite-Sized Pieces· High-Tech Climbers and Barefoot Porters· Motivation Makes the Difference Every Time· You Can't Carry a Full Pack on the First Day· Life Is Not a Macho Sport· Seven Asses· Set Clear Goals and Communicate Them Clearly· The Children of Nepal· Involve Others· Leeches, Leeches Everywhere· Is It Going to Change the World?· Crossing a Landslide- Step...by...Step· Team Bonding· In the Path of an Avalanche· Sometimes You Have to Be Lucky· The Corn Woman· Keeping Perspective· How Far Is Too Far?· You Can't Go Full Tilt All the Time· Sometimes You Lead, Sometimes You Follow· Everyone Has a Role· Jimmy's Life at Stake· Sometimes You Have to Leave Them Alone· Our Only Chance to Save Jimmy· Sometimes You Have to Let Somebody Else Do It· Another Hundred Pounds of Corn· Everyone Has a Load to Carry· The Challenges In Front of Us· You Can Learn a Lot by Looking Back· Climbing In the Clouds· When You Don't Know What to Do, Do It Slowly· Sleeping On a 3,000-Foot Vertical· It Is Amazing What You Can Do· Cerebral Edema Strikes Two of Our Climbers· The Laws of Nature Cannot Be Violated· I Push Myself Too Far· Balance· Now We Are a Real Team· You Have to Live and Work Together to Really Know Each Other· Everest· Define Roles and Goals· The Thrill of Being There- At Base Camp· Don't Get Cocky- Don't Forget the Lessons Learned· Death at 17,000 Feet: Know Yourself· Know Yourself· Ric Gets Pulmonary Edema· Core Values- Vital Signposts of Life· A Second Death Crystallizes the Message· The Right Mountain· Final Preparations for the Climb to the Peak· Establishing Priorities· I Have To Turn Back· Decision Making· Jimmy Hits the Wall· Using Core Values· The Team Goes On· Security and Support Systems· The Final Assault· What Is the Definition of Success?