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 | Into Thin Air | True story of Everest expedition(s) going horribly wrong. Robert Hall (Kiwi), guides a group (which includes Jon) to the summit, but they take too long and get caught by a storm. Categories: mountains |
| by Jon Krakauer | ||
| Score: 8.5 | ||
| Published: 1997 | ||
| Read: April 7th 2005 |
Comments
John said
Great stuff. Really well written and full of the usual ice-fall trauma, oxygen bottles in the wrong place etc, and a really sad bit when Hall is sitting on the mountain too weak to get down but talks to his wife and friends on the phone. Gave to BN in Canada.