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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer | Nonfiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0385492081 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0385492081 Global Overview for this book
2 journalers for this copy...
Found at the thrift store. I read it a long time ago, but I figured somebody would probably like to have it!
From back cover:
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 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....
In his definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest, Jon Krakauer takes the reader step-by-step from Katmandu to the mountain’s deadly pinnacle, unfolding a breathtaking story that will by turns thrill and terrify.
From back cover:
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 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....
In his definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest, Jon Krakauer takes the reader step-by-step from Katmandu to the mountain’s deadly pinnacle, unfolding a breathtaking story that will by turns thrill and terrify.
This is headed to Mojitopt!
Got this as a RABCK from casseytara. Thanks very much! I have read Krakauer's "Into The Wild" and was quite impressed how tense and gripping his writing style was. This one will sit a while on my TBR pile, but I will report back after reading it.
