The most unremittingly exciting book of nonfiction I have come across in years ... Craig Kelly was clearly a decent human being, and his death a notable personal tragedy. But despite Blehm’s unbridled admiration, for the average reader the many pages devoted to his memory are of much less interest than those telling of the avalanche that killed him, and the recrimination that followed.
Mr. Blehm’s description of Kelly’s meticulous training under Mr. Beglinger, and his minute-by-minute account of the fateful day leading up to Kelly’s demise, make this book as riveting as any thriller.