by Jon Krakauer · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780385494786
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In 'Into Thin Air', Jon Krakauer recounts his personal experience in the disastrous 1996 Everest ascent, where a storm claimed the lives of several climbers. Krakauer offers a detailed and moving account of the events, exploring the decisions and circumstances that led to the tragedy. The book examines the commercialization of mountaineering and the ethical complexities faced by guides and climbers in extreme conditions.
This updated edition includes a new postscript that addresses the controversy between Krakauer and guide Anatoli Boukreev, offering a deeper insight into the debates and disagreements that arose after the tragedy. Krakauer combines his personal experience with thorough research, providing an honest and reflective account of one of the deadliest disasters in Everest's history.
Jon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer. He is the author of bestselling nonfiction books—Into the Wild; Into Thin Air; Under the Banner of Heaven; and Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman—as well as numerous magazine articles. He was a member of an ill-fated expedition to summit Mount Everest in 1996, one of the deadliest disasters in the history of climbing Everest, which would become the subject of Into Thin Air.
