![]() He, like the rest of the expedition party, is a climbing fanatic – and of this mountain in particular. Krakauer thinks he’s won the lottery when he gets a shot at climbing Everest for a magazine feature. ![]() Like Into the Wild, Krakauer’s documentary-style written account of the disappearance of Chris McCandless, this is a detailed reconstruction of events that really happened. And given how things turned out on this particular climb in 1996, it’s a haunting combination of memoir and memorial. It shines a light on the obsession that drives climbers of all abilities. The beautiful, remote world he describes in Into Thin Air is vivid and compelling. ![]() ![]() When journalist Jon Krakauer joins a guided Everest climb he has no inkling of the tragedy that lies ahead. Into Thin Air – Jon Krakauer’s eye-witness account of the 1996 Everest disaster – reveals the dark legacy of the world’s highest mountain. ![]()
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