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Although the reader knows from the beginning that a disaster is brewing, they are quickly caught up in "summit fever." Krakauer recounts the story and adventures of great Everest pioneers, including Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the two men who first reached the summit. He also makes it clear that Everest is an unforgiving mountain. Before anyone managed to set foot on the summit for the first time, it had already claimed the lives of 24 people from 15 different expeditions. Details about the technical aspects of this ascent explain to the novice climber how dangerous— even under the best conditions— the endeavor to reach the roof of the world is. The sobering toll of this ill-fated expedition—the deadliest in Everest's history: by the end of summit day, eight people had lost their lives.
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Into Thin Air. A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster, Jon Krakauer
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- Released
- 2009
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- Title
- Into Thin Air. A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jon Krakauer
- Publisher
- Random House
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN13
- 9780307475251
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Travel, Adventure, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Survival, Mountaineering, Mountains and Ranges, Disasters, Expeditions and Voyages, Mount Everest
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- Although the reader knows from the beginning that a disaster is brewing, they are quickly caught up in "summit fever." Krakauer recounts the story and adventures of great Everest pioneers, including Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the two men who first reached the summit. He also makes it clear that Everest is an unforgiving mountain. Before anyone managed to set foot on the summit for the first time, it had already claimed the lives of 24 people from 15 different expeditions. Details about the technical aspects of this ascent explain to the novice climber how dangerous— even under the best conditions— the endeavor to reach the roof of the world is. The sobering toll of this ill-fated expedition—the deadliest in Everest's history: by the end of summit day, eight people had lost their lives.