TITLE:
Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster / Jon Krakauer.
By:
Publication Date:
1999, 1997
Publication Information:
New York : Anchor Books,
Edition:
1st Anchor Book trade pbk. ed.
Physical Description:
333 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day, eight people were dead. Krakauer's book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure and an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end. Written within months of the events it chronicles, Into Thin Air clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780385494786
