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A review by gayatriii
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
5.0
Basically, a book about crazy people paying upwards of $50000 to be put in the most inhospitable, violent conditions our planet can manage, often ending in painful deaths. The 96' disaster claimed 8 lives and this is one helluva first person account on what went down. The scariest environment imaginable is painstakingly described by Krakauer, each climber is introduced, and their journey brings forth all kinds of emotions in the reader. The death of Rob Hall was especially hard. I was really rooting for that guy!
There are many theories on what could have/should have been done, and we see Krakauer really struggle in that area. But really, all bets are off when you volunteer to put yourself in the hands of Sagarmatha. If I can ever manage that kind of money, levels of fitness, and mountaineering experience, I'd do it too. But until then, into thin air was the perfect substitute.
There are many theories on what could have/should have been done, and we see Krakauer really struggle in that area. But really, all bets are off when you volunteer to put yourself in the hands of Sagarmatha. If I can ever manage that kind of money, levels of fitness, and mountaineering experience, I'd do it too. But until then, into thin air was the perfect substitute.