When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mount Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in 57 hours and was reeling from brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to being his perilous descent, 20 other climbers continued ahead. "Into Thin Air" is the definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest. Written with emotional clarity and supported by unimpeachable reporting Krakauer's eyewitness account of what happened on the roof of the world is a singular achievement.
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When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mount Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in 57 hours and was reeling from brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to being his perilous descent, 20 other climbers continued ahead. "Into Thin Air" is the definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest. Written with emotional clarity and supported by unimpeachable reporting Krakauer's eyewitness account of what happened on the roof of the world is a singular achievement.
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