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- Steve Heller, Jon Krakauer
- 1997
- “But at times I wondered if I had not come a long way only to find that what I really sought was something I had left behind.” ― Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air.
- “Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.”
- “Everest has always been a magnet for kooks, publicity seekers, hopeless romantics and others with a shaky hold on reality.” ― Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster.
- “It was titillating to brush up against the enigma of mortality, to steal a glimpse across its forbidden frontier. Climbing was a magnificient activity, I firmly believed, not in spite of the inherent perils, but precisely because of them.”
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This quote reflects Krakauer's thoughts in Chapter Three, as the helicopter is taking the group to the road leading to Base Camp. Krakauer is concerned about the clients' general lack of climbing experience, particularly because he knows how important it is for teammates to support, assist and trust one another.
As one of the opening lines of the book, this quote sends an important message about the experience of extreme mountaineering. At the top of the world, where one would expect to feel triumphant and awestruck, Krakauer doesn't have the energy to care or feel any emotion at all.
20 of the best book quotes from Into Thin Air. “Unfortunately, the sort of individual who is programmed to […] keep pushing for the top is frequently programmed to disregard signs of grave and imminent danger as well.”. “Reaching the top of Everest is supposed to trigger a surge of intense elation; against long odds, after all, I had ...
Quotes from Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air. Learn the important quotes in Into Thin Air and the chapters they're from, including why they're important and what they mean in the context of the book.
In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. Jon Krakauer. If you're bumming out, you're not gonna get to the top, so as long as we're up here we might as well make a point of grooving. (Quoting Scott Fischer) Jon Krakauer.
