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Into Thin Air

A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

By Jon Krakauer

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780385492089

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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. As he turned to begin the perilous descent from 29,028 feet (roughly the cruising altitude of an AirbusContinue

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. As he turned to begin the perilous descent from 29,028 feet (roughly the cruising altitude of an Airbus jetliner), twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly to the top, unaware that the sky had begun to roil with clouds...

Into Thin Air is the definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed Outside journalist and author of the bestselling Into the Wild. Taking the reader step by step from Katmandu to the mountain's deadly pinnacle, Krakauer has his readers shaking on the edge of their seat. Beyond the terrors of this account, however, he also peers deeply into the myth of the world's tallest mountain. What is is about Everest that has compelled so many poeple--including himself--to throw caution to the wind, ignore the concerns of loved ones, and willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense?

Written with emotional clarity and supported by his unimpeachable reporting, Krakauer's eyewitness account of what happened on the roof of the world is a singular achievement.

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  • Into Thin Air By Jon Krakauer

    "His voice sounded like a record played at half speed. It was slow and creaky. I was three thousand feet below him. I was lying in a tent inside a sleeping bag with everything I had on, and I was unable to get warm. Just think of what he must have su ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

  • Anti-Social Climbing

    On the night of 10 May 1996, 19 climbers were stranded in a blinding storm on the upper flanks of Mount Everest. The temperature dropped to −100° Fahrenheit. Whipped up by fierce winds, spindrift blasted the mountainside on which envelopes of thick c ... (read full critics)

    lrb published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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    Read this in high school. Brings perspective about death, survival, living, people, actions, weather, place, and telling a personal story in a journalistic way. I still feel this book.

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    eudaemonian said on Mar 18, 2006 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Loved this book. The description of the adventure was amazing. Despite my complete lack of knowledge of mountain climbing, I felt that I was up there on the mountain with them all.

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    Hesanford said on Oct 14, 2009 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

  • Have given up finishing it. I am not a mountain climber, not even a sport lover, so it's kind of hard to read it through.

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    史默 said on Oct 14, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • great account of the tragic Everst expedition... Krakauer writes great descriptions without slowing the pace of the story....

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    Shelly Mae said on Jul 29, 2008 | Add your feedback

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