Sports & Recreation - Mountaineering
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
By: Jon Krakauer
Into Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite...
Published: Oct 1999
Genre: Sports & Recreation - Mountaineering
Pages: 416
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
By: Jon Krakauer
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 the perilous descent from...
Published: Apr 1998
Genre: Sports & Recreation - Mountaineering
Pages: 378
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
By: Joe Simpson
Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell...
Published: Feb 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation - Mountaineering
Pages: 224
