Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
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Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Sports & Outdoors
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Sports & Outdoors
Book Type: Paperback
Helpful Score: 1
Dang! What a book. This has been on Mt TBR for quite sometime, and only recently did I finally force myself to read it.
This is an incredible story. I can definitely say that I have NO desire to climb Everest now - not that I was in physical shape to do so. It's a harrowing tale and I'm amazed by the people who survived this ordeal. I can't imagine the cold, the snow, the frostbite. Just thinking about it gives me the willies.
From what I understand, Krakauer's account is only one of many of this fatal climb and the some of the 'facts' he presents are disputed. I'd like to read the other accounts as well before jumping to any conclusion. I can't imagine the guilt that wracks Krakauer and the other survivors -- I don't think that I would ever be whole again after an experience like this.
This is an incredible story. I can definitely say that I have NO desire to climb Everest now - not that I was in physical shape to do so. It's a harrowing tale and I'm amazed by the people who survived this ordeal. I can't imagine the cold, the snow, the frostbite. Just thinking about it gives me the willies.
From what I understand, Krakauer's account is only one of many of this fatal climb and the some of the 'facts' he presents are disputed. I'd like to read the other accounts as well before jumping to any conclusion. I can't imagine the guilt that wracks Krakauer and the other survivors -- I don't think that I would ever be whole again after an experience like this.
