| Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster Contributor(s): Krakauer, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679457526 ISBN-13: 9780679457527 Publisher: Villard Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 1997 Annotation: 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. Click for more in this series: Modern Library Exploration |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure - Sports & Recreation | Mountaineering |
| Dewey: 796.522 |
| LCCN: 96030031 |
| Lexile Measure: 1320(Not Available) |
| Series: Modern Library Exploration |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.56" W x 9.51" L (1.35 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product |
| Awards: ALA Notable Books, Winner, Nonfiction, 1998 Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, High School, 1999 Alex Awards, Winner, Adult/For Young Adults, 1998 Book Sense Book of the Year Award, Nominee, Adult, 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award, Nominee, General Nonfiction, 1997 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award, Winner, Regional Book, 1998 |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/1997 pg. 357 Publishers Weekly 03/17/1997 pg. 63 Booklist 04/01/1997 pg. 1276 Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/1997 pg. 72 Library Journal 04/01/1997 pg. 117 New York Times 05/18/1997 pg. 11 New York Times 06/01/1997 pg. 39 School Library Journal 11/01/1997 pg. 150 New York Times 12/07/1997 pg. 12 Booklist 04/01/1998 pg. 1310 ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/1998 pg. 1211 Library Journal 01/01/1997 School Library Journal 12/01/1997 Outside 10/01/2007 pg. 66 Entertainment Weekly 06/27/2008 pg. 98 Entertainment Weekly 06/03/2011 pg. 116 |
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| Quiz #: 19789 Reading Level: 8.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 17.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 desperately struggling 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. Into Thin Air is the definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed journalist and author of the bestseller Into the Wild. On assignment for Outside Magazine to report on the growing commercialization of the mountain, Krakauer, an accomplished climber, went to the Himalayas as a client of Rob Hall, the most respected high-altitude guide in the world. A rangy, thirty-five-year-old New Zealander, Hall had summited Everest four times between 1990 and 1995 and had led thirty-nine climbers to the top. Ascending the mountain in close proximity to Hall's team was a guided expedition led by Scott Fischer, a forty-year-old American with legendary strength and drive who had climbed the peak without supplemental oxygen in 1994. But neither Hall nor Fischer survived the rogue storm that struck in May 1996. 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 eyewitness account of what happened on the roof of the world is a singular achievement. Into the Wild is available on audio, read by actor Campbell Scott. |
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