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Into Thin Air

a Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
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Jul 16, 2023ALHR rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The book takes you as close to being there as possible.
Apr 19, 2022ow_ch rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Into Thin Air is a chilling memoir written and narrated by Krakauer himself. Originally sent by the Outside magazine to report on the tourism and guiding industry of Everest, he attempts to recollect the events of one of the deadliest…
Jul 20, 2021yellow_pig_401 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Into Thin Air is a nail-biting narration displaying nature at its worst. The author survives a blizzard that wiped out half of his climbing expedition members on Mt. Everest. The book puts down the notion that man is stronger than nature.…
May 29, 2021becker rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book should have been titled 100 Horrible Ways to Die. I read this with the hope of understanding why someone would want to climb Everest, but I'm afraid it's not in my psyche to understand. So many wasted lives but a very interesting…
Mar 22, 2021Alpha_zzz rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I don’t share the same sentiments about this book that most people do. I thought there was an excess of facts and details that tended to make the author’s point less clear about his own personal journey and those on his team or in his…
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Mar 20, 2021spookycait rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I've had this book in my possession for years and just recently decided to pick it up to read after watching Everest (2015). I wanted to know more about the tragic events that unfolded that day and this book gave me some insight. This…
Jun 20, 2020
Into Thin Air Review 5 stars ages 14-16 As Jon Krakauer leaves to climb Mount Everest, he has absolutely no idea what hardships are in front of him. In this real life account from Krakauer's perspective, Krakauer explains that he had…
Jan 02, 2020jtorkilson rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A fantastic, well written, non-fiction account of the Everest disaster of 1996 that reads like an action novel more than a true account. Coincidentally, 20 years after the publication of this book, 2019 saw devastating and deadly amounts…
Jul 29, 2019
WSJ “ranks among the great adventure books of all time". Also, LHTL recommended.
Apr 23, 2019
What a book! The pre-eminent true life tale of Mount Everest.
Apr 20, 2019
i don't think of this as a novel. "After arriving in Base Camp with the ailing Kruse on the evening of May 6, Fischer made two satellite phone calls to Seattle in which he complained bitterly to his business partner, Karen Dickinson, and…
Feb 19, 2019RebelBelle13 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Exhilerating. Exciting. Heartbreaking. I had trouble putting this novel down, and ended up finishing it in about five days' time. Krakauer's storytelling is smooth and educational, without going overboard on exposition. He brings into…
Feb 06, 2019ArapahoeMarcia rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An amazing account of an ill-fated team attempting to climb Everest. Beautifully written. I would recommend watching the IMAX film of Everest AFTER you read this book (the IMAX team was on the mountain at the same time).
Jan 24, 2019kshuster rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Very good and worth reading. A lot of names throughout book which was confusing.
Nov 08, 2018Tasteer rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
During the time that I was reading this book, every night I dreamed I was climbing Mt Everest. Vivid and compelling (the book - well, the dreams were too!). I love books like this for taking me to places and into situations that I would…
May 07, 2018DCLadults rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I couldn’t put this down. The stories about the history of other Everest climbers were interestingly told and the 1996 ordeal was intense and absorbing. I came away with a different opinion about what it means to climb Everest in modern…
Mar 22, 2018SPPL_János rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
While reporting on the worrying phenomenon of commercial climbing tours on Mount Everest, Krakauer was caught in the mountain's deadliest disaster. With soul-searching detail he recreates the freak storm that stranded and killed 8…
Jan 16, 2018cularien rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Wow. What a story/event/book. This book will draw you in and not let go until you’re done. I’d never read anything by Krakauer before, nor was I familiar with the events spawning the book—so I truly came into it cold, no pun intended.…
Aug 23, 2017ArapahoeHollyR rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Thrilling survival tale of a disastrous Everest summit attempt. Highly recommended for any extreme adventure or mountaineering fans.
Feb 15, 2017ArapahoeKelsey rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I read this book after I watched the newest Everest movie, and felt I needed even more information. This book was incredibly compelling. I was awed and terrified by Everest, and the people that climbed up this fateful May. I'm now…
Aug 09, 2016ArapahoeAlicia rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The best non-fiction in my opinion is the kind that reels you in like a great novel. Krakauer has an excellent knack for true storytelling and this book being founded in his own experiences on Everest during such a great tragedy had me on…
Jul 19, 2016ylkcls rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This story was very touching!
Jul 13, 2016Ethan_Annis rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Why do people climb tall mountains, where the air is so thin that humans are not evolved to survive? Krakauer’s narrative, which reads like a thriller, attempts to answer this question. Into Thin Air chronicles the author’s ascent of Mt.…
Jul 11, 2016missshaw rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Even though I am not a climber, it is one of my favorite books.
Apr 14, 2016KCLSHope rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fascinating, horrifying, riveting. Jon Krakauer, a Seattle native and avid mountaineer, takes you along on his harrowing journey to the summit of Mount Everest; some of his compatriots make it back to base camp while others ... well,…