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The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless moreincluding krakauersin guiltridden disarray, would also provide the impetus for into thin air, krakauers epic account of the may 1996 disaster. Journalist jon krakauer is looking to fulfill a childhood ambition by finally climbing mount everest. Into thin air book johnson county library bibliocommons. How levig portrayed the romance in this book was honest and candid whilst exuding a sense of uneasiness, albeit very true and real. Jon krakauers into thin air is the true story of a 24hour period on everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricaneforce winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended in the worst singleseason death toll in the peaks history.
The plain truth is that i knew better but went to everest anyway. Into thin air by jon krakauer, first edition abebooks. Im pleased to say, into thin air fits this otherwise creative modus operandi. However, i must note that the book itself or rather, the outlook article which was responsible for krakauers presence on this expedition in the first place is the real reason so many people died on the mountain that day.
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