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The Resource Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster, Jon Krakauer

Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster, Jon Krakauer

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A history of Mount Everest expedition is intertwined with the disastrous expedition the author was a part of, during which five members were killed by a hurricane-strength blizzard. When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds. Six hours later and 3,000 feet lower, in 70-knot winds and blinding snow, Krakauer collapsed in his tent, freezing, hallucinating from exhaustion and hypoxia, but safe. The following morning he learned that six of his fellow climbers hadn't made it back to their camp and were in a desperate struggle for their lives. When the storm finally passed, five of them would be dead, and the sixth so horribly frostbitten that his right hand would have to be amputated. Krakauer examines what it is about Everest that has compelled so many people - including himself - to throw caution to the wind, ignore the concerns of loved ones, and willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense. Written with emotional clarity and supported by his unimpeachable reporting, Krakauer's eye-witness account of what happened on the roof of the world is a singular achievement
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xx, 293 pages
Note
  • Map on lining papers
  • Provides lists of persons involved, grouped by expedition name: Adventure Consultants guided expedition -- Mountain Madness guided expedition -- MacGillivray Freeman Imax/Iwerks expedition -- Taiwanese national expedition -- Johannesburg Sunday Times expedition -- Alpine Ascents International guided expedition -- International commercial expedition -- Swedish solo expedition -- Norwegian solo expedition -- Himalayan Guides commercial expedition -- New Zealand-Malaysian guided Pumori expedition -- American commercial Pumori/Lhotse expedition -- Nepali Everest Cleaning expedition -- Himalayan Rescue Association clinic -- Indo-Tibetan Border Police Everest expediton -- Japanese-Fukuoka Everest expediton
Isbn
9780385492089
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Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster
Title
Into thin air
Title remainder
a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster
Statement of responsibility
Jon Krakauer
Title variation
Personal account of the Mount Everest disaster
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A history of Mount Everest expedition is intertwined with the disastrous expedition the author was a part of, during which five members were killed by a hurricane-strength blizzard. When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds. Six hours later and 3,000 feet lower, in 70-knot winds and blinding snow, Krakauer collapsed in his tent, freezing, hallucinating from exhaustion and hypoxia, but safe. The following morning he learned that six of his fellow climbers hadn't made it back to their camp and were in a desperate struggle for their lives. When the storm finally passed, five of them would be dead, and the sixth so horribly frostbitten that his right hand would have to be amputated. Krakauer examines what it is about Everest that has compelled so many people - including himself - to throw caution to the wind, ignore the concerns of loved ones, and willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense. Written with emotional clarity and supported by his unimpeachable reporting, Krakauer's eye-witness account of what happened on the roof of the world is a singular achievement
Awards note
Garden State Book Award (2000)
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DLC
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Krakauer, Jon
Dewey number
796.52/2/092
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
1320
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
  • 9-12
  • UG
  • UG
  • High School
LC call number
GV199.44.E85
LC item number
K725 1997
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Reading level
  • 10.0
  • 8.9
  • 8.9
  • 10.0
Study program name
  • Reading Counts RC
  • Accelerated Reader AR
  • Accelerated Reader AR
  • Reading Counts RC
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Krakauer, Jon
  • Adventure Consultants
  • Mountain Madness (Firm)
  • Mount Everest Expedition
  • Mountaineering accidents
  • Mountaineering expeditions
Target audience
adult
Label
Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster, Jon Krakauer
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Map on lining papers
  • Provides lists of persons involved, grouped by expedition name: Adventure Consultants guided expedition -- Mountain Madness guided expedition -- MacGillivray Freeman Imax/Iwerks expedition -- Taiwanese national expedition -- Johannesburg Sunday Times expedition -- Alpine Ascents International guided expedition -- International commercial expedition -- Swedish solo expedition -- Norwegian solo expedition -- Himalayan Guides commercial expedition -- New Zealand-Malaysian guided Pumori expedition -- American commercial Pumori/Lhotse expedition -- Nepali Everest Cleaning expedition -- Himalayan Rescue Association clinic -- Indo-Tibetan Border Police Everest expediton -- Japanese-Fukuoka Everest expediton
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page 293)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xx, 293 pages
Isbn
9780385492089
Lccn
96030031
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm36130642
  • (OCoLC)36130642
  • 138700
Label
Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster, Jon Krakauer
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Map on lining papers
  • Provides lists of persons involved, grouped by expedition name: Adventure Consultants guided expedition -- Mountain Madness guided expedition -- MacGillivray Freeman Imax/Iwerks expedition -- Taiwanese national expedition -- Johannesburg Sunday Times expedition -- Alpine Ascents International guided expedition -- International commercial expedition -- Swedish solo expedition -- Norwegian solo expedition -- Himalayan Guides commercial expedition -- New Zealand-Malaysian guided Pumori expedition -- American commercial Pumori/Lhotse expedition -- Nepali Everest Cleaning expedition -- Himalayan Rescue Association clinic -- Indo-Tibetan Border Police Everest expediton -- Japanese-Fukuoka Everest expediton
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page 293)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xx, 293 pages
Isbn
9780385492089
Lccn
96030031
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm36130642
  • (OCoLC)36130642
  • 138700

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