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- Into Thin Air, an eye-witness account of the 1996 Everest disaster, reveals the dark legacy of the world’s highest mountain. When journalist Jon Krakauer joins a guided Everest climb, he has no inkling of the tragedy that lies ahead. The beautiful, remote world he describes in Into Thin Air is vivid and compelling.
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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.
Book Summary. Krakauer examines what it is about Everest that has compelled so many people to throw caution to the wind, and subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense. When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain ...
Jon Krakauer. 4.24. 509,349 ratings19,040 reviews. When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion.
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Krakauer thinks he’s won the lottery when he gets a shot at climbing Everest for a magazine feature. He, like the rest of the expedition party, is a climbing fanatic – and of this mountain in particular. The build up to the climb is a kind of travelogue. Krakauer turns his journalistic lens on himself and his fellow climbers. He explains what bring...
Of course, part of the book is about things going wrong, of seeing individual mistakes under the glare of hindsight. Each seems so small, yet in combination become an unstoppable force. Part of the riddle of Everest is the technical, physical and mental rigour it demands. And yet, the higher climbers go, the less competent they become. Krakauer des...
Into the Wild, Under the Banner of Heaven(same author)Into Thin Air is about Krakauer’s expedition to climb Everest, which resulted in a notorious catastrophe. In March of 1996, Krakauer flies to Kathmandu, where he meets his guide, Rob Hall. Hall is a famous mountaineer, known for being extremely cautious and orderly with his clients.
Feb 1, 2011 · But, for me at least, Krakauer did a good job of explaining that you just can’t think straight at that altitude. I was able to keep that in mind, read it as an adventure story with tragedy at its heart, and withhold judgment. Others, like my husband, may not be able to step back and do that.
May 1, 1997 · INTO THIN AIR. A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE MT. EVEREST DISASTER. by Jon Krakauer ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 1997. A brilliantly told story, and one that won't go begging when the year's literary honors are doled out. bookshelf. shop now.
