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Into Thin Air
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Reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion, Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996. He hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours. 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.... "This is the terrifying story of what really happened that fateful day at the top of the world, during what would be the deadliest season in the history of Everest. In this harrowing yet breathtaking narrative, Krakauer takes the reader along with his ill-fated expedition, step by precarious step, from Katmandu to the mountain's pinnacle where, plagued by a combination of hubris, greed, poor judgment, and plain bad luck, they would fall prey to the mountain's unpredictable fury.
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Review by: redsox5945, 2008-02-03
I've never looked at this book, which is one of my personal favorites, as a mountaineering book. Into Thin Air is a book about what people do when they're cold and tired. It's a great read, a must read if you ever consider climbing anything high.
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Review by: ledavis23, 2005-12-06
Excellent story by an excellent writer. Good info on what NOT to do also! I read this book alone, in the dark with only a headlamp and the effect was really cool!
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Review by: musicman, 2005-02-08
a great book, not only because of the adventure it tells of, but also because Krakauer is such a great author. i have all of his books, they're great!
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Review by: rockmaninoff, 2004-12-12
Good read that documents the 1996 Everest disaster. Surprisingly unemotional. One of the better mountaineering books, despite it's grim subject matter.
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Review by: billydude, 2004-10-27
Amazing. thats the best way to describe this book. i always end up reading it during the summer. just a harrowing tale. it chills you to your very core. krakauer is an amazing author and he should have won a pulitzer for this. great details and smooth flowing story. its just impossible to put down. his other books are just as equally amazing (try Eiger Dreams) but i would definatley recomend this book to anyone who has any intrest in mountaineering
