In Boukreev response to Krakauer and his summary of May 10, 1996 and the events that took place on that day. He asserts that Krakauer and his accusations are false about that day and that Boukreev simply left to save himself. Boukreev is writing in his piece that Krakauer was simply not in the loop of what he was doing and that his accusations were simply simple mistakes and what comes later is the correct information. With every point that Krakauer makes Boukreev has his own. For example, Boukreev writes “Also, Mr. Krakauer raised a question about my climbing without oxygen and suggested that perhaps my effectiveness was compromised by that decision.” (Boukreev 72) He continues writing his reasons and effectively defends his stance in the