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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster is a 1997 bestselling nonfiction book written by Jon Krakauer. It details Krakauer's experience in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster , in which eight climbers were killed and several others were stranded by a storm.
- Steve Heller, Jon Krakauer
- 416 pp. (Hardcover edition)
- 1997
- 1997
Oct 19, 1999 · 4.6 21,596 ratings. #1 Best Seller in Mountain Climbing. See all formats and editions. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer's—in guilt-ridden disarray.
- Steve Heller, Jon Krakauer
- $11.89
- Anchor
Into Thin Air Full Book Summary. Jon Krakauer, author and mountain climber, is hired by Outside Magazine to write an article about the commercialism on Mount Everest. Krakauer decides he wants to climb the mountain, and joins the most disastrous Everest expedition in history.
- Steve Heller, Jon Krakauer
- 1997
July 1, 2020. Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster is a 1997 bestselling non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer. It details Krakauer's experience in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, in which eight climbers were killed and several others were stranded by a storm.
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Overview. Into Thin Air is a nonfiction book by outdoors writer Jon Krakauer that was first published in 1997. It describes in great detail the tragedy that Krakauer witnessed and participated in when eight climbers attempting to summit Mount Everest died when a storm hit.
- Steve Heller, Jon Krakauer
- 1997
A summary of the book by Jon Krakauer, who recounts his experience of climbing Mount Everest in 1996 with a group of guides and clients. The book details the challenges, dangers, and tragedies of the expedition, as well as the themes of commercialization, tourism, and human nature.
About Into Thin Air #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer’s—in guilt-ridden disarray.
