1950s accidents achievement action action-packed adaptability adrenaline adrenaline-rush adventure adversity aerial-combat aerial-maneuvers aerial-warfare air-combat air-force aircraft alpine alpine-climbing alpinism alps ambition american-literature atmospheric aviation aviators betrayal bravery brotherhood camaraderie challenge challenges character-driven climbers climbing climbing-culture combat coming-of-age competition comradeship courage danger death decision-making destiny determination disaster disaster-preparedness disasters drama dreams duty eiger emergency emergency-preparedness emotional endurance excitement exhilarating existentialism expedition expeditions exploration extreme-conditions extreme-environments extreme-situations extreme-sports fear fiction fighter-jets fighter-pilots flying friendship gripping heroism high-altitude himalayas honor human-behavior human-nature human-psychology human-spirit human-survival hunters inspiration instincts intense intensity james korean-war leadership life-and-death life-lessons life-or-death life-or-death-situations life-threatening-situations literary-fiction literature loss love love-affairs love-triangle loyalty masculinity mental-strength mental-toughness military military-fiction mindset mortality motivation mount-everest mountain-climbing mountaineering mountaineering-culture mountaineering-history mountaineering-literature mountaineers mountains natural-disasters nature neuroscience non-fiction nonfiction novel obsession outdoor outdoor-activities outdoor-adventure outdoor-adventures outdoor-exploration outdoor-pursuits outdoor-skills outdoor-sports outdoor-survival outdoors overcoming-challenges passion perseverance personal-growth personal-narratives physical-endurance pilots preparation preparedness psychological psychology psychology-of-risk psychology-of-survival pursuit redemption relationships resilience resilience-training risk risk-assessment risk-management risk-taking rivalry romance sacrifice salter self-discovery self-help self-preservation storytelling strategy struggle survival survival-instinct survival-instincts survival-mindset survival-psychology survival-skills survival-stories survival-strategies survival-tactics survival-techniques survival-training suspense suspenseful swiss-alps teamwork the-hunters thrill thrill-seeking thriller thrilling tragedy trauma triumph true-stories victory vietnam vietnam-war war wilderness wilderness-exploration wilderness-survival world-war-ii