Jon krakauer biography into thin air jones

This article is about the 1997 book by Jon Krakauer. For other uses, see Into Thin Air (disambiguation).

1997 nonfiction book by Jon Krakauer

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster is a 1997 bestsellingnonfiction book written by Jon Krakauer.^[1] It details Krakauer's experience in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, in which eight climbers were killed and several others were stranded by a storm.

Krakauer's expedition was led by guide Rob Hall. Other groups were trying to summit on the same day, including one led by Scott Fischer, whose guiding agency, Mountain Madness, was perceived as a competitor to Hall's agency, Adventure Consultants.^[2][3]

Summary

Krakauer describes the events leading up to his eventual decision to participate in an Everest expedition in May 1996, despite having mostly given up mountain climbing years before.

Krakauer was a journalist for the adventure magazine Outside, and initially Into Thin Air - Wikipedia WAZ