Harrowing tales of one doctor's efforts to preserve life at 26,000 feet, including a new, firsthand account of the events described in Into Thin Air. Centering on the 1996 climb, in which Dr. Kenneth Kamler played a crucial role aiding many survivors of that disastrous ascent, Doctor on Everest is the never-before-seen portrait of how medicine is performed and lives are saved - or lost - in perilous conditions.