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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
While this isn’t as compelling (to me) as his later books, Krakauer is nonetheless a good writer. These mountaineering stories simultaneously made me want to go climb mountains and to avoid them at all costs. He does shed light on the drives and characters involved, and transitions nicely between the different anecdotes that make up his stories. At times I wished there was more meaning made of them, but perhaps that’s just me.
adventurous
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medium-paced
These are essays and articles Jon Krakauer wrote about climbing pre-Into Thin Air. I loved reading about the characters who climb. They have such fascinating tales. Most of them are a little crazy for doing what they do, but you have to be a little crazy to do what they do! I'm gearing up for another night at the indoor climbing wall and can't wait! It's nothing compared what these guys do, but I can pretend!
adventurous
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inspiring
adventurous
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lighthearted
medium-paced
I haven't climbed any mountains. I have hiked the Grand Canyon, but that was climbing down, not up. I don't like heights. In fact, one time, my family and I went up some mountain on one of those cable car things. My hands were sweating so badly that the cover of the book I was reading came off the book. And it was the first time I was reading the book.
So I'm not a mountain climber.
Yet, I like reading Jon Krakauer. He makes you cold when he talks about the mountians. He really does. This book is a collection of essays, including one done for this collection (intersting, that is the only one I didn't like). While Krakauer doesn't really try to find the reason for why people think it is fun to climb frozen waterfalls, he is amazing good at describing it. In this book, he covers K2, famous climbers, Mont Blanc, and Mount McKinley.
So I'm not a mountain climber.
Yet, I like reading Jon Krakauer. He makes you cold when he talks about the mountians. He really does. This book is a collection of essays, including one done for this collection (intersting, that is the only one I didn't like). While Krakauer doesn't really try to find the reason for why people think it is fun to climb frozen waterfalls, he is amazing good at describing it. In this book, he covers K2, famous climbers, Mont Blanc, and Mount McKinley.
I don’t claim to be much of a climber, but this book was proper rad. It’s actually a collection of short stories, and I loved that format. Krakauer has a way of talking about outdoor adventures that makes me want to pack up my things and hit the mountains right this minute. This is one I’ll be recommending to anyone and everyone.
Good book; tells harrowing tales of mountaineering adventures that seem unbelievable. Krakauer's storytelling acumen is shown once again.