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A review by colleenroyer
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
4.0
This story is insane, and true. The author went on a guided expedition to summit Mt Everest in 1996 and this is the story of what happened. A normal expedition ended in disaster, though this is basically par for the course as death and distress are completely normal occurrences at 29k feet.
I enjoyed how the author weaved in the history of climbing Everest with his story. It was fascinating to learn about all that goes in to the actual climb as it wasn’t something I had much knowledge of. It’s absolutely unreal the things these climbers go through to climb this mountain.
The only downside of the book is that there are dozens of people introduced and I had trouble keeping track of who was who. I know this is unavoidable as it’s a true story and there were a lot of players involved, but just something to be aware of.
Definitely would recommend reading this and I’m looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future.
I enjoyed how the author weaved in the history of climbing Everest with his story. It was fascinating to learn about all that goes in to the actual climb as it wasn’t something I had much knowledge of. It’s absolutely unreal the things these climbers go through to climb this mountain.
The only downside of the book is that there are dozens of people introduced and I had trouble keeping track of who was who. I know this is unavoidable as it’s a true story and there were a lot of players involved, but just something to be aware of.
Definitely would recommend reading this and I’m looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future.