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Rent Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
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Format: Paperback, Abridged-CD, Unabridged-CD
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published: Oct 1999
Genre: Sports & Recreation - Mountaineering
Retail Price: $18.00
Pages: 416
Synopsis
Into Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day eight people were dead. Krakauer's book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure and an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end. Written within months of the events it chronicles, Into Thin Air clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape. As the journey up the mountain progresses, Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs and perils of other Everest trips throughout history. The author's own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions.
Reviews
The writer provides his interpratation of events that aspired under extreme cir***stances. You as the reader are taken from the comfort of your reading chair and propelled to the side of the tallest and possibly most unforgiven mountian in the world. Along the way you are made to feel the excitement and the fear of those individuals that were on the mountian in that expidition. You will grieve for the pain and the loss that is incured and may end up feeling like you have lost a few goods friends along the way. As good as this book is you cant help but wonder if there is more that could havee been done. that perhaps the writer could have done more. you may also find as i did, that you are wondering why anyone would put themselves through such hardship. Even as a outdoorsman and endurance athelete I cant imagine persuing the elation that is ***ociated with success when you know that so much can be at stake. I suggest this reeding to anyone who has ever wondered what it must be like to climb the worlds tallest mountian. I do attach a warning however that the content of this book is not for the weak of heart.