Wszystko za Everest
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Summary
Kiedy 10 maja 1996 roku trzy ekipy jednocześnie dokonywały ataku szczytowego， nad Mount Everestem zerwała się burza。 Zaczęła się mordercza walka o przetrwanie。 Jon Krakauer przeżył。
Książka Wszystko za Everest trafiła na listy bestsellerów， ale wywołała też wiele kontrowersji。 Stała się także źródłem inspiracji dla filmowców。 Sama tragedia zaś – mimo że wydarzyła się prawie dwadzieścia lat temu – wciąż budzi emocje。 Problemy opisane przez Krakauera przybrały jeszcze na sile: w komercyjnych wyprawach na Everest bierze udział coraz więcej osób， nie bacząc na zagrożenia i skutki ludzkiej ekspansji w najwyższych górach świata。
Książka Wszystko za Everest trafiła na listy bestsellerów， ale wywołała też wiele kontrowersji。 Stała się także źródłem inspiracji dla filmowców。 Sama tragedia zaś – mimo że wydarzyła się prawie dwadzieścia lat temu – wciąż budzi emocje。 Problemy opisane przez Krakauera przybrały jeszcze na sile: w komercyjnych wyprawach na Everest bierze udział coraz więcej osób， nie bacząc na zagrożenia i skutki ludzkiej ekspansji w najwyższych górach świata。
Reviews
Roman
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It’s a heavy one
Samu Lax
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Intense and emotional portrait of the disaster。 Highly recommended read 。
Jordan Stoeger
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Krakauer is a journalist and modest mountaineer who ventured up Everest during it's most dangerous season ever in 1996。 This book is his meticulously researched account of that tragic incident。 I thoroughly enjoyed the book-- I loved his use of footnotes， allowing the use of some non-native English words that we simply don't have a replacement for。 I do need to check whether Cwm counts in scrabble！！ I found the epilogue and post script very intriguing。 The author disputes claims published by som Krakauer is a journalist and modest mountaineer who ventured up Everest during it's most dangerous season ever in 1996。 This book is his meticulously researched account of that tragic incident。 I thoroughly enjoyed the book-- I loved his use of footnotes， allowing the use of some non-native English words that we simply don't have a replacement for。 I do need to check whether Cwm counts in scrabble！！ I found the epilogue and post script very intriguing。 The author disputes claims published by someone else who was on the mountain those fatal days in 1996 and we get a glimpse of his grasping closure， something that's certainly not present in the main text， though I guess that's not surprising given that the book was written in the 6 months （！！！） following the incident。 Not for the faint of heart！ I was shocked at the number of times they mention leaving the dead bodies of their friends atop the mountain。 Also discouraging is the treatment of trash， though Krakuer does go into some great detail about efforts to reverse the impact commercialism has had on the highest peak of the world。 。。。more
Ari McManus
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I'm actually sad now that I finished this book。 It took me a long time to read but I actually liked it。 Also the book ends with so many tragedies upon Everest， she really shows no mercy。There was a line in it where somebody was quoted asking what they did to anger Everest， which is something I think about often。 Because the build up to the disaster was just as intense as the disaster。 I'm actually sad now that I finished this book。 It took me a long time to read but I actually liked it。 Also the book ends with so many tragedies upon Everest， she really shows no mercy。There was a line in it where somebody was quoted asking what they did to anger Everest， which is something I think about often。 Because the build up to the disaster was just as intense as the disaster。 。。。more
C。H。 Williams
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'm a bit conflicted about this novel， as I was totally fascinated by Krakauer's account of the actual events on the Everest climb， but then I read the 30 page 'P。S' at the end， and was just kinda bored by it - it felt to me like petty squabbling which I felt could have been settled by other means。 I understand， or can at least try to understand， in this case， it's important not to spread misinformation， and having conflicting information could be hurtful， or even harmful， considering the contex I'm a bit conflicted about this novel， as I was totally fascinated by Krakauer's account of the actual events on the Everest climb， but then I read the 30 page 'P。S' at the end， and was just kinda bored by it - it felt to me like petty squabbling which I felt could have been settled by other means。 I understand， or can at least try to understand， in this case， it's important not to spread misinformation， and having conflicting information could be hurtful， or even harmful， considering the context， but still， I wish I hadn't read the P。S。 。。。more
Nikhil Patel
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May be it was a lot of characters， but， I couldn't focus much on my entire read。 I felt like I just skimmed it。 It certainly wasn't the case with Into the Wild。 I am， for now， done with Jon Krakauer。 May be it was a lot of characters， but， I couldn't focus much on my entire read。 I felt like I just skimmed it。 It certainly wasn't the case with Into the Wild。 I am， for now， done with Jon Krakauer。 。。。more
Suzanne L。
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This was a fantastic book。 I feel like I was on Everest without having to actually go there！ The author details it all so vividly and he handles the disaster on the mountaintop with extreme sensitivity and insight。 Highly recommend！
Katja
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A gripping account of the 1996 disaster。
Morgan 🖤
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Crazy Story。 🤯
Spencer Berry
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a really intense book。 The first half of the book is slower， but the author uses that space to build an understanding of the setting， flesh out the characters， and help the reader understand just why somebody would attempt such a difficult and dangerous endeavor。 Reading multiple accounts of climbers leaving other climbers behind because they are unable to be of assistance to them （the Japanese team who didn’t help the dying climbers to “not interfere with there summit attempt” left my This was a really intense book。 The first half of the book is slower， but the author uses that space to build an understanding of the setting， flesh out the characters， and help the reader understand just why somebody would attempt such a difficult and dangerous endeavor。 Reading multiple accounts of climbers leaving other climbers behind because they are unable to be of assistance to them （the Japanese team who didn’t help the dying climbers to “not interfere with there summit attempt” left my mouth agape） was a really sad and powerful thing to read。 The author placed the reader directly in the difficult and heavy moments。 It is jarring how much of the second half of the book details the deaths of climbers that day on Everest and in the following months on following expeditions。 Overall this was a really powerful book。 I’ve experienced the humbling realization of nature’s strength on significantly smaller levels than that of this book， but after reading this I am left in awe of the power and uncontrollability of nature。 5/5 。。。more
Cyril Brunner
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Absolutely thrilling！
Jessica
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really incredible yet distressing true story for any reader， about human vs mother earth in the most challenging of circumstances。 *highly recommend the illustrated edition
Matt Gerberich
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Visceral and haunting。
Chantell Hodge
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Even if I didn’t have an insane thirst of knowledge for all things Everest and mountains。 This book would receive 5 stars on my behalf。
Jessica
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I had previously read The Climb which is from Anatoli's point of view。 There ended up being a lot of controversy between the two。 I find that while Krakauer wants to tell the facts， he manages to sound judgmental doing it。 🤷🏻♀️ I had previously read The Climb which is from Anatoli's point of view。 There ended up being a lot of controversy between the two。 I find that while Krakauer wants to tell the facts， he manages to sound judgmental doing it。 🤷🏻♀️ 。。。more
Jill Urie
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This was quite the memoir。
Nica
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★★★★ 4 stars！ 。。。 in order to succeed you must be exceedingly driven， but if you’re too driven you’re likely to die。 This one is simply heartbreaking。I have a lot of things to say about how this whole thing reads like a bad soap opera but I don't want to go that path。Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster tells a story of the disaster that took eight lives of climbers attempting to summit the Mt。 Everest on May 1996。 Among the eight clients of Rob Hall's Advent ★★★★ 4 stars！ 。。。 in order to succeed you must be exceedingly driven， but if you’re too driven you’re likely to die。 This one is simply heartbreaking。I have a lot of things to say about how this whole thing reads like a bad soap opera but I don't want to go that path。Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster tells a story of the disaster that took eight lives of climbers attempting to summit the Mt。 Everest on May 1996。 Among the eight clients of Rob Hall's Adventure Consultants guided expedition is Jon Krakauer。 A writer for the Outside magazine and an amateur climber himself， Jon writes about his experience in the single most disastrous day on Everest。Jon Krakauer writes beautifully， and it's that writing prowess that drew me in completely even when the events took a turn for the worse。 However， I'm not deaf and blind to some undertones he portrayed in his work。I understand that this is Jon's personal account of things and that he may portray himself to be the central character in his story as he may well do so。 But such as it is， he did mention him interviewing quite a few people to make his narrative more coherent — people contributed to make his retelling work and as close to the facts as it could get。 Even so， there are plenty of faults in Jon Krakauer's narrative that I couldn't ignore。 On a few occasions there， I felt that there was very little separating him from actually narrating what had happened and dictating which things should have been done。 And even though he mentioned his own faults and regrets， it failed to measure up in comparison to the weight of judgement he puts on the rest of the people involved。 I couldn't miss how he subtly painted some people here in a bad light。 Most noticeable is the way he regarded the climbing Sherpas and the expedition guides with a hint of distinguishable disdain for participating and profiting in the growing commercialization of Mt。 Everest when he himself， though an experienced climber， paid his way to the summit。The influx of inexperienced climbers literally carried up to the top of the world for a hefty price is a reason for disaster given that the endeavor of mountain-climbing in itself is no small feat。 If anything， this is what this book really zeroed in， to me at least， the commercialization of Mt。 Everest where everyone — the Nepalese and Chinese Government， the climbing Sherpas， the expeditions and tours operators and the tourists themselves — should be responsible for regulating the growing population of climbers to prevent any more disasters such as this。Finally， nobody wanted for the tragedy to happen。 Accidents do happen， but accidents too are totally preventable。 The fact of the matter is that as humans， we are capable of forming an informed judgment regarding these things and those kind of decisions could very well be the difference between life and death on Mt。 Everest。 It's very easy for us readers to draw up conclusions based on the things we read here — what should have been done， who should have done what， who should have gone where — but we weren't there。 I'll reserve the judgement to the people who were there and the ones who didn't make it back。 。。。more
Alex Bromley
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Another fantastic read。 Absolutely heart-wrenching。 The strength and resiliency will never cease to amaze me。 What I particularly liked about this book was that Jon doesn't only tell about the 1996 everest disaster， but he also educates you about the history of everest。 My only complaint was it got a little confusing because there were so many names。 I would honestly read it again; it was so good。 I think I would get more out of it the second time after being familiar with who is who。 Another fantastic read。 Absolutely heart-wrenching。 The strength and resiliency will never cease to amaze me。 What I particularly liked about this book was that Jon doesn't only tell about the 1996 everest disaster， but he also educates you about the history of everest。 My only complaint was it got a little confusing because there were so many names。 I would honestly read it again; it was so good。 I think I would get more out of it the second time after being familiar with who is who。 。。。more
pluton
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What a captivating book about mountain climbing and Everest in particular。 I view it in two parts: the description of the high-altitude climbing process in order to reach the top of the highest mountain， and the description of that specific disaster and events around it。For the first point， it was totally unexpected to me that spending so much time for preparation， so much money to go there， going 57 hours without sleep， lack of oxygen at the top — despite all this struggle， you only stay at the What a captivating book about mountain climbing and Everest in particular。 I view it in two parts: the description of the high-altitude climbing process in order to reach the top of the highest mountain， and the description of that specific disaster and events around it。For the first point， it was totally unexpected to me that spending so much time for preparation， so much money to go there， going 57 hours without sleep， lack of oxygen at the top — despite all this struggle， you only stay at the peak for a couple of minutes and then have to descend in that condition。 Also， as I understood from the book， everyone （at least in a group） has only one attempt to go up。For the second point， how interesting it is that the travel/climbing journalist Jon Krakauer was at that ascent， got out of the disaster and was able to write a book about it！ He did some great research about the people to do that， and that's not easy — to write about real people， especially connected with a bad event。 Being in a group isn't always a helpful thing after all because if you're fast， you still have to periodically wait for others， which means getting colder at those elevations。I am impressed with this well-written story。 。。。more
হাসান নাহিয়ান নোবেল
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এই জিনিস আমারে পড়তে বলসিলো কনক দাশ—বহু， বহুকাল আগে।কনকের স্বভাব ছিলো—সব বই পড়তো， কোনো বই শেষ করতো না। তবু， এই বইটা সে ‘শেষ’ করসিলো।কেন করসিলো， অনুমান করতে পারি। একটা পর্যায়ে গিয়ে কোনো উপায় থাকে না—এই বই শেষ করতে হয়। এমনকি আমার মতো মানুষকেও—যার পাহাড়ে ওঠা নিয়ে বিশেষ আগ্রহ নাই।আমি স্রেফ জানতাম， মানুষ এভারেস্টে ওঠে। অনেক উঁচা একটা পাহাড়—উঠলে নামযশ হয়। কেউ কেউ আবার উঠতে গিয়ে মরেও যায়। এর বাইরে এভারেস্ট সম্পর্কে কোনো ধারণা ছিলো না আমার।কখনো ভেবেও দেখি নাই। পাহাড়ে চড়তে গিয়ে মানুষ কীভাবে এই জিনিস আমারে পড়তে বলসিলো কনক দাশ—বহু， বহুকাল আগে।কনকের স্বভাব ছিলো—সব বই পড়তো， কোনো বই শেষ করতো না। তবু， এই বইটা সে ‘শেষ’ করসিলো।কেন করসিলো， অনুমান করতে পারি। একটা পর্যায়ে গিয়ে কোনো উপায় থাকে না—এই বই শেষ করতে হয়। এমনকি আমার মতো মানুষকেও—যার পাহাড়ে ওঠা নিয়ে বিশেষ আগ্রহ নাই।আমি স্রেফ জানতাম， মানুষ এভারেস্টে ওঠে। অনেক উঁচা একটা পাহাড়—উঠলে নামযশ হয়। কেউ কেউ আবার উঠতে গিয়ে মরেও যায়। এর বাইরে এভারেস্ট সম্পর্কে কোনো ধারণা ছিলো না আমার।কখনো ভেবেও দেখি নাই। পাহাড়ে চড়তে গিয়ে মানুষ কীভাবে আহত-নিহত হয়—অবচেতন মনে এই নিয়ে খুব vague একটা চিত্র ছিলো—যেন অনেক দূর থেকে দেখতেসি—একটা খাড়া পাথরে উঠতে উঠতে কেউ পা ফসকে পড়ে গেলো নিচে।সুতরাং একটু আশ্চর্য হলাম， যখন জানলাম， কোনোকিছুই এত সরলভাবে ঘটে না। পাহাড় যখন গ্রাস করে—হাজারটা উপায়ে করে—এবং সবচেয়ে স্কিল্ড মানুষটাও এভারেস্টে পদার্পণ করে বেঁচে ফিরে আসার নিশ্চয়তা দিতে পারবে না। অনেকটা ঢাকার রাস্তার মতো।কিছু দিক দিয়ে， এইসব বড্ড বিষাদের। উনত্রিশ হাজার ফুট পাহাড়ে যখন ব্লিজার্ড নামে， একটা মানুষ যখন বোঝে সে এইখানেই মারা যাচ্ছে—যখন বারবার সে এক ফ্লাস্ক গরম চা আর সাহায্য চায়া ম্যাসেজ পাঠায়， কিন্তু ঝড়ের মাঝে কেউ তার খোঁজ পায় না—বেজ ক্যাম্পে ফোন দিয়া সে শেষবারের মতো বলে স্ত্রীরে， কোনো চিন্তা নাই—এবং ঝড়শেষে এক ভোরে তারে যখন পাওয়া যায় পাহাড়ের কোণায়， মৃত—বিষাদ ঘনায়ে আসে।আবার উল্টাটাও ঘটে—চারপাশে গ্লোরিয়াস একেকটা আলো—কারণ এক সুইডিশ， একা， তেরো হাজার কিলো সাইকেল চালায়ে এভারেস্টে আসে， একাই সেই পাহাড় বায়া বায়া উঠে যায়—এবং চূড়ার মাত্র তিনশো ফিট নিচে দাঁড়ায়ে তার মনে হয়—এর বেশি উঠলে তার আর ফিরে আসার শক্তি থাকবে না—সুতরাং গটগট করে নেমে সে চলে যায়। চূড়ায় ওঠার চাইতেও ওঠার প্রক্রিয়াটা যে বেশি ভালোবাসার দাবি রাখে—এইটা যারা বোঝে—তাদের আমি শ্রদ্ধা করি।পাহাড়প্রেমীদের জন্য এই বইটা হয়তো বেশ কাজের， রিসার্চারদের জন্য প্রচুর তথ্যও আছে।আমি এর কোনোটাই না， সুতরাং এটা আমার কাছে একটা ‘ইমপ্রেশন: এভারেস্ট’।কিংবা একটা খসড়া উপলব্ধি—পঁচিশ হাজার ফুট পেরিয়ে গেলে মানুষের সাধারণ চিন্তা， বোধ， ইচ্ছা—সবই অর্থ হারাইতে শুরু করে। 。。。more
Joseph Nelson
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A really powerful book about a true catastrophe。 Very well written， inspiring at points。 Extremely sad at others。 Don’t think I’ll be going up Everest any time soon！ Definitely recommend。
Mikayla
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“Every minute you remain at this altitude and above， your minds and bodies are deteriorating。 Brain cells [are] dying。 Blood [grows] dangerously thick and sludge-like。” This book is wild！ The author gives a firsthand account of what goes into an Everest expedition， so you never have to do it yourself。 The survivors were scarred both mentally and physically。 Be warned that this book discusses the afflictions that occurred on Everest 1） death and survivor’s guilt 2） hypoxia causing impaired judgme “Every minute you remain at this altitude and above， your minds and bodies are deteriorating。 Brain cells [are] dying。 Blood [grows] dangerously thick and sludge-like。” This book is wild！ The author gives a firsthand account of what goes into an Everest expedition， so you never have to do it yourself。 The survivors were scarred both mentally and physically。 Be warned that this book discusses the afflictions that occurred on Everest 1） death and survivor’s guilt 2） hypoxia causing impaired judgment 3） frostbite 4） High Altitude Cerebral Edema （HACE） and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema （HAPE） 5） violent coughing leading to separated ribs/torn cartilage making it excruciatingly painful to breathe 6） frozen larynx 7） ultraviolet radiation and snow blindness 8） falling rocks and ice 9） malnutrition/ loss of all subcutaneous fat。 I don’t comprehend the desire to climb Everest。 I’ll stick to low-key Utah hikes， stairs， and a slight incline on the treadmill。 Content warning: death， some language 。。。more
Elaine McCrae
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Very interesting personal account of a Mt。 Everest Disaster。 I really enjoyed reading this book and found myself cheering for the climbers
Dinesh
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Watched the documentary first， and then read the book - how I wish I had done it the other way around。 The book goes into excruciating detail on what happened in the Everest disaster of 1996 - a first hand experience of life in the Death Zone， how poor decisions and unintended misinformation can lead to terrible results above 27000 ft。 Tough to keep the book down once you travel from Camps 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 and to the summit with the author。
Lori Keeton
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Unfortunately， the sort of individual who is programmed to ignore personal distress and keep pushing for the top is frequently programmed to disregard signs of grave and imminent danger as well。 This forms the nub of a dilemma that every Everest climber eventually comes up against: in order to succeed you must be exceedingly driven， but if you’re too driven you’re likely to die。 Above 26，000 feet， moreover， the line between appropriate zeal and reckless summit fever becomes grievously thin。 Thus Unfortunately， the sort of individual who is programmed to ignore personal distress and keep pushing for the top is frequently programmed to disregard signs of grave and imminent danger as well。 This forms the nub of a dilemma that every Everest climber eventually comes up against: in order to succeed you must be exceedingly driven， but if you’re too driven you’re likely to die。 Above 26，000 feet， moreover， the line between appropriate zeal and reckless summit fever becomes grievously thin。 Thus the slopes are littered with corpses。Why climb Everest？ I have continuously been asking myself that very question as I’ve read through Jon Krakauer’s account of the fateful and calamitous 1996 expedition。 In 1924， the first attempt by British climber George Mallory and his companion was made and Mallory’s remark to a reporter was - “Because it is there。” Neither man was ever seen again。 The summit of the world’s tallest mountain wasn’t reached successfully until 1953 when New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Nepalese sherpa， Tenzing Norgay became the first as part of a British expedition。 Jon Krakauer， an experienced mountaineer made his own discovery during his time on Everest: I quickly came to understand that climbing Everest was primarily about enduring pain。This desire to accomplish such a feat is not the same as an adrenaline junkie who gets a thrill from bungee jumping or skydiving。 Climbers are met with some serious life-threatening obstacles。 For this reason， I found the other category of person who wanted to climb Everest to be quite bizarre。 Those people with mediocre mountaineering skills who have enough money seek the attention and the bragging rights to say they did it。But what I’m not sure about is whether every one who makes the ascent understands the risks they are taking。 This is not an inexpensive pursuit and those that attempt it know that they may not make it all the way to the top for various reasons and have to turn around。 Almost getting there isn’t good enough for most people who make this choice。 It’s all or nothing。 I learned quite a bit about the hazards of mountaineering。 High-altitude climbing can cause life-threatening disorders the higher up you go， such as hypoxia。 Clients who pay upwards of $65，000 for the experience， expect the professional guides to help acclimatize them to the altitudes and this takes time and should be done correctly。 Because of the large number of people who attempt the climb， it’s become a commodity to be bought and sold。 There are traffic jams of climbers on the ascent and descent making risks of running out of oxygen a real problem， something Krakauer experienced first hand on his descent after reaching the summit。Krakauer’s personal account of the events of those 2 days in May， 1996 put you inside his mind and allow you to see what he witnessed and experienced。 He is able to piece together the events during the storm when people begin to die from talking to those who survived。 Because he wrote this so soon （less than a year） after returning home， the events were still very fresh and his survivor’s guilt still apparent。 His descriptions of his experiences are done so that a non-climber， such as myself， can easily understand and envision what he was going through。 But why did 5 people actually lose their lives？ Krakauer attempts to answer that question and provide a few theories including a traffic jam due to multiple expeditions all trying to reach the top at the same time when the weather proved promising。 Poor decisions were made （not sticking to the plan） and the sheer fact that these decisions were being made under extremely harsh weather conditions and under the highest possible levels of bodily exhaustion which leads to mental duress。 Aside from the fact that a bit of ego and obsessive desire will prompt one to keep going and finish the goal。 I’d always known that climbing mountains was a high-risk pursuit。 I accepted that danger was an essential component of the game—without it， climbing would be little different from a hundred other trifling diversions。 It was titillating to brush up against the enigma of mortality， to steal a glimpse across its forbidden frontier。 Climbing was a magnificent activity， I firmly believe， not in spite of the inherent perils， but precisely because of them。 。。。more
Drew Hutchinson
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I’m always impressed when someone accomplishes a feat of journalism even tangentially close to what Krakauer accomplished here。 But what makes it even more impressive is the accuracy and detail， even though he is obviously traumatized by the month he spent in the Himalayas and messed up some minor details initially。 The sense of place is so vivid that I had trouble sleeping the first night after really diving into this。 It’s also a great investigation into the ethical boundaries of monetizing a I’m always impressed when someone accomplishes a feat of journalism even tangentially close to what Krakauer accomplished here。 But what makes it even more impressive is the accuracy and detail， even though he is obviously traumatized by the month he spent in the Himalayas and messed up some minor details initially。 The sense of place is so vivid that I had trouble sleeping the first night after really diving into this。 It’s also a great investigation into the ethical boundaries of monetizing a peak this dangerous， as well as an explanation of a climber’s mind — growing up around mountaineers taught me that their worldviews are， indeed， quite different from non-mountaineers。 Loved this book for its tact， pacing and detail。 5/5 。。。more
Maddy
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This book had me hooked the entire time。 I rarely read nonfiction but this was just incredible。
Suzanna Fee
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A very heavy book but very interesting。
Angela
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This was my second time reading this book， and it didn't disappoint the second time around。 I've been a fan of Jon Krakauer since I read Into the Wild， and I enjoyed Into Thin Air even more。 While there is definitely controversy surrounding Krakauer's version of the events that took place on Everest in '96， it is my opinion that his journalistic integrity remains intact， an opinion that is reinforced by the postscript that has been added to this edition。This book is a must-read for anyone who is This was my second time reading this book， and it didn't disappoint the second time around。 I've been a fan of Jon Krakauer since I read Into the Wild， and I enjoyed Into Thin Air even more。 While there is definitely controversy surrounding Krakauer's version of the events that took place on Everest in '96， it is my opinion that his journalistic integrity remains intact， an opinion that is reinforced by the postscript that has been added to this edition。This book is a must-read for anyone who is a mountaineering enthusiast or an armchair adventurer （like me。） Krakauer's writing style makes the mountain （and its climbers） come alive on the pages。 You will white-knuckle your way through the Khumbu Icefall and gasp for air in the Dead Zone。 You will celebrate the triumph of the summit， and you will mourn the tragedy of the descent into the storm。This book has been the catalyst for my obsession with Mt。 Everest and the dreamers who dare to climb her。 。。。more
Rebecca Wilson
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A controversial read but you can’t deny that Krakauer is a fantastic writer whose descriptions of the heady， disorientated state your brain suffers at high altitude almost had me feeling dizzy myself。
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