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Into Thin Air

A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

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Into Thin Air

Auteur(s): Jon Krakauer
Narrateur(s): Philip Franklin
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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 his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds. Six hours later and 3,000 feet lower, in 70-knot winds and blinding snow, Krakauer collapsed in his tent, freezing, hallucinating from exhaustion and hypoxia, but safe. The following morning, he learned that six of his fellow climbers hadn't made it back to their camp and were desperately struggling for their lives. When the storm finally passed, five of them would be dead, and the sixth so horribly frostbitten that his right hand would have to be amputated.

Into Thin Air is the definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed journalist and author of the bestseller Into the Wild. On assignment for Outside Magazine to report on the growing commercialization of the mountain, Krakauer, an accomplished climber, went to the Himalayas as a client of Rob Hall, the most respected high-altitude guide in the world. A rangy, thirty-five-year-old New Zealander, Hall had summited Everest four times between 1990 and 1995 and had led thirty-nine climbers to the top. Ascending the mountain in close proximity to Hall's team was a guided expedition led by Scott Fischer, a forty-year-old American with legendary strength and drive who had climbed the peak without supplemental oxygen in 1994. But neither Hall nor Fischer survived the rogue storm that struck in May 1996.

Krakauer examines what it is about Everest that has compelled so many people -- 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.

Into the Wild is available on audio, read by actor Campbell Scott.©1997 Jon Krakauer; (P)1997 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House Inc. Art et littérature Essais et carnets de voyage Journalistes, rédacteurs et éditeurs Nature et écologie Plein air et nature Science Voyage et aventure Voyageurs et explorateurs Ouvrages généraux Aventure Sports extrêmes Sports Biographie

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"Into Thin Air ranks among the great adventure books of all time . . . a book of rare eloquence and power that could remain relevant for centuries."
--Galen Rowell, The Wall Street Journal
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Loved it and if you are an outdoor enthusiast you will as well. No one is above the mountain.

Sad but insightful

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I am an aspiring mountaineer and the detailed description of this Expedition paints the magnitude and gravity of climbing an 8,000 m peak.

Deeply portrays the conditions of climbing Everest

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This was an excellent novel for not only climbing enthusiasts but the general public. Highly recommended for all audiences!! #Audible1

Excellent novel!

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good I liked it, I never realized how hard climbing mount Everest is, I think I want to try

good

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I am grateful that Jon Krakauer took the time to write this account of the tragedy on Everest. With his own recollections, and those of others, he has pieced together what happened. Oxygen deprived and fogged by the confusion that killed others, he made mistakes that he hasn't forgiven himself for. Yet he takes responsibility. I hope he can make peace with it someday. As a result, the book has a rather gloomy conclusion... but, then again, how could it be otherwise? The tells the story as Jon experienced it, only revealing what transpired afterwards, as he put the pieces together. It made it compelling. I might want to read it again, with a list of climbers and teams, and a map f the mountain.

Compelling and frightening

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