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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

byJon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer recounts the disastrous 1996 Everest season from his position inside one of the expeditions caught high on the mountain. He reconstructs the decisions, weather, commercial pressures, and human errors that contributed to the deaths of eight climbers during a single storm. The narrative combines meticulous reporting with an unsparing examination of his own actions, memory, and survivor's guilt. Beyond the immediate tragedy, the book explores ambition, risk, leadership, loyalty, and the powerful attraction of a summit where judgment becomes increasingly fragile as the air grows thin.

Publisher

Vintage

Publication date

1999-10-19

Format

Paperback

Pages

384

ISBN

9780385494786