![]() But for Krakauer himself, further interviews and investigations only lead him to the conclusion that his perceived failures were directly responsible for a fellow climber's death. ![]() Krakauer's highly personal inquiry into the catastrophe provides a great deal of insight into what went wrong. He also avoids blasting easy targets such as Sandy Pittman, the wealthy socialite who brought an espresso maker along on the expedition. He takes great pains to provide a balanced picture of the people and events he witnessed and gives due credit to the tireless and dedicated Sherpas. By writing Into Thin Air, Krakauer may have hoped to exorcise some of his own demons and lay to rest some of the painful questions that still surround the event. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. "A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment and of heartbreaking heroism." - PEOPLE A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. ![]() Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more-including Krakauer's-in guilt-ridden disarray. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Binding: Trade Paperback ISBN: 0385494785 Everest Disasterīook Condition: New Publisher: Anchor, October 1999. ![]() ![]() Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. ![]()
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