· Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster is a bestselling non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer. It details Krakauer's experience in the Mount Everest disaster, in which eight climbers were killed and several others were stranded by a storm. Krakauer's expedition was led by guide Rob Hall/5. A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster –– By Jon Krakauer I n March of , outside magazine sent Jon Krakauer, an experienced mountain climber and author, to write about and participate in a guided ascent of Mt. Everest. Into thin air: a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster. When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10,, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen bltadwin.ru Interaction Count: K.
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“Jon Krakauer offers fresh insights into the tragedy in his superb Into Thin Air, in which he adroitly sifts through the misunderstandings, miscalculations and misguided zeal that led his fellow climbers to their doom. His new book is, on every level, a worthy. Into thin air: a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster. When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10,, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. Jon Krakauer brilliantly gave us his poignant and introspective personal experience in Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, a severe cautionary spotlight on the fallibility of commercialising altitude chasing madness. Beautifully written, a great advantage because Jon is an experienced journalist and he is himself a mountaineering enthusiast.
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