Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
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Jon Krakauer
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Jon Krakauer
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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 57 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, 20 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 best seller 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, 35-year-old New Zealander, Hall had summited Everest four times between 1990 and 1995 and had led 39 climbers to the top. Ascending the mountain in close proximity to Hall's team was a guided expedition led by Scott Fischer, a 40-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.
©1997 Jon Krakauer (P)1997 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House Inc.Vous pourriez aussi aimer...
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 25
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Touching the Void
- Auteur(s): Joe Simpson
- Narrateur(s): Andrew Wincott, Daniel Weyman
- Durée: 6 h et 52 min
- Version intégrale
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Au global5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 59
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars 58
Joe Simpson, with just his partner, Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000-foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June of 1985. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days he wrestled with guilt as they prepared to return home. Then a cry in the night took them out with torches, where they found Joe, badly injured.
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- Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award Winner, Best Audio of 1998, Best of the Best
Alex Award Winner, 1998
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- Bill Turnbull
- 2023-09-10
Riveting
Great narration and account of a devastating climbing tragedy on Everest. My heart goes out to everyone involved.
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- Pamela Rogoza-Hayward
- 2021-03-15
Great Narration
I really enjoyed listening to Jon's first hand account of this experience. A really interesting story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-04-23
Excellent account and read powerfully by author
a harrowing tale of catastrophe on Everest. always a pleasure to hear books read by their authors-- this is certainly the case in this book.
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- JW
- 2019-06-15
Well written
Makes you feel that you've been there with him. Must have been a terrifying and traumatic experience. Hope everyone involved can find healing.
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- Levi de Groot
- 2024-04-30
Abridged version, but great
Great book, one of the best non-fiction books. Just be aware that this is an abridged version of the novel. Having it read by the author is very impactful.
One note: Reading The Climb by Anatoli Boukreev should be required reading after reading Into Thin Air. Provides a very interesting perspective on the disaster and sheds light on some possibly unethical practices by Jon Krakauer.
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- Paul Greensmith
- 2021-10-30
extremely sad, and a difficult listen
such a terrible tragedy and the narrator really brings out how sad the whole situation is. I found my eyes watery a couple times. Worth purchasing but keep in mind that this was an absolutely terrible tragedy and it is really sad.
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- R. Molloy
- 2022-04-12
Fantastic
I’ve watched multiple documentaries but nothing compares to this. I really like that it was John reading his own words, it makes it very special
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