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Summary of Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air was published in 1997 by journalist and outdoorsman Jon Krakauer. The book focuses on the events surrounding the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, of which the author was a survivor.
In 1996, New Zealander mountaineering expert Robert Hall led a commercial expedition to climb the mountain. Krakauer joined this expedition while on assignment for Outside magazine. That same climbing season, American, Norwegian, South...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 17
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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer's—in guilt-ridden disarray.
"A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment and of heartbreaking heroism." —PEOPLE
A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer...
"A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment and of heartbreaking heroism." —PEOPLE
A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer...
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May 1996 was a catastrophic year on the highest mountain in the world. Author Jon Krakauer lived to tell the tale of reaching the summit of Mt. Everest, but six of his fellow climbers lost their lives on that fateful day. Here, Krakauer examines the myriad causes that led to such fatal consequences. He furthermore raises a debate surrounding the bastion of inexperienced climbers that are increasingly attempting to summit this dangerous mountain.
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Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC
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2024.
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English
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"Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air or has seen a recent photo of climbers standing in line to get to the top of Everest may think they have the mountain pretty well figured out. It's an extreme landscape where bad weather and incredible altitude can occasionally kill, but more so an overcrowded, trashed-out recreation destination where rich clients pad their egos--and social media feeds--while exploiting local Sherpas. There's some...