![]() I am no stranger to harrowing nonfiction reads. I read it a couple of weeks ago, to pass the time while flying to Chicago and back. Into Thin Air has been on my to-read list for a very long time, as well as Krakauer’s Into the Wild and Under the Banner of Heaven. The book also provides the historical context behind Everest expeditions, and grapples with the controversies surrounding the commercialization of these expeditions. Into Thin Air describes the events of the expedition, mostly from Krakauer’s perspective, with added witness provided by interviews with the other surviving climbers. The head guide of another expedition also died. ![]() Krakauer was a client of Adventure Consultants Guided Expedition two guides and two climbers of this expedition died. ![]() As they descended, they were hit by a storm. In May 1996, Jon Krakauer and other climbers reached the summit of Everest. ![]()
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