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Into Thin Air

Jon Krakauer

  • Bindwijze: Paperback
  • Taal: en
  • Categorie: Literatuur & Romans
  • ISBN: 9781447200185
A Personal Account of the Everest Disaster
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Taal:en
Bindwijze:Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum:01 juli 2011
Aantal pagina's:352
Illustraties:Nee
Betrokkenen
Hoofdauteur:Jon Krakauer
Tweede Auteur:Jon Krakauer
Tweede Auteur:Jon Krakauer
Overige kenmerken
Editie:1
Product breedte:130 mm
Product hoogte:22 mm
Product lengte:198 mm
Studieboek:Nee
Verpakking breedte:129 mm
Verpakking hoogte:28 mm
Verpakking lengte:196 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:589 g
Overige kenmerken
Editie:1
Product breedte:130 mm
Product hoogte:22 mm
Product lengte:198 mm
Studieboek:Nee
Verpakking breedte:129 mm
Verpakking hoogte:28 mm
Verpakking lengte:196 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:589 g

Samenvatting

Jon Krakauers Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended in the worst single-season death toll in the peaks history. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day, eight people were dead. Krakauers book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure and an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end. Written within months of the events it chronicles, Into Thin Air clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape. As the journey up the mountain progresses, Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs and perils of other Everest trips throughout history. the authors own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions. One of the inspirations for the major motion picture Everest, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley.