Book Overview(From the back cover)
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 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly to the top, unaware that the sky had begun to roil with clouds... In this definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest, Jon Krakauer takes the reader step-by-step from Katmandu to the mountain's deadly pinnacle, unfolding a breathtaking story that will by turns thrill and terrify.
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Anchor; Reprint edition (October 19, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385494785
ISBN-13: 978-0385494786
Purchase at www.Amazon.com
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Reviews
| tommi | Nice | | 
Voted 5/5 | I have the german version. An interesting written book, it is written that i felt like being there. | | Posted Jan 26, 2007 5:01 pm |
| MelbaToast | Worth A Read | | 
Voted 5/5 | An interesting account of what you've already heard and/or seen. Krakauer has to retract some of what he published in his magazine article and it gives you a true feeling of just how impaired climbers are up there - not to mention how precarious their survival. | | Posted Jan 31, 2007 5:42 am |
| lisae | Worth Reading | | 
Voted 4/5 | I think this book is the best one to come out of the '96 season on Everest. | | Posted Feb 5, 2007 2:21 am |
| Poor Climber | A great real life story! | | 
Voted 5/5 | I like how Krakauer told the story, he did a great job!
I orignally picked up the book to read on a flight to Europe, but I made the mistake of starting to read in the night before; so instead of reading on the flight over, I finished it right before the flight took off.... so I read it a second time. :-) | | Posted Feb 7, 2007 7:07 pm |
| Bill Reed | A tragic story | | 
Voted 5/5 | Very well written by Krakauer. I was deeply moved by it.
A classic. | | Posted Mar 28, 2007 12:04 am |
| LV Hiker | Great Read | | 
Hasn't voted | This was a great read. A real page turner. I had a hard time putting this one down. | | Posted May 11, 2007 12:39 pm |
| Bob Sihler | Incredible Story | | 
Voted 5/5 | For those of us who will never do Himalaya-style climbing for real, this is a riveting and instructive tale about the conditions out there. It is also a powerful story of pride, courage, and perseverance. In particular, I finished the book admiring Beck Weathers, whom I didn't like at all throughoutmost of the book. Krakauer brings the mountain and the people on it to life. Although he received criticism for his portrayal of some of the people (Scott Fischer, for example), he seemed fair. And I didn't think Fischer came off badly. But maybe that's because his mentality about the mountains seemed similar to mine. He seemed like an awesome climber and a good man who got burned by the circumstances, which can happen to any of us. I felt deeply sorrowful for Rob Hall.
I rarely read or enjoy nonfiction unless it's reference material, but I loved this book.
| | Posted May 12, 2007 8:35 am |
| rayray | Gripping true-life story | | 
Voted 5/5 | I don't like reading. I bought this book on accident (thought I ordered the DVD). When the package arrived, I was disappointed to find a book and not a DVD inside. I finally opened it one day and started reading, then found I had a tough time putting it down. Jon Krakauer does a superb job of telling the story in a way that only one who was there can tell it. I believe he made his best efforts to be fair and unbiased in his recounting of this terrible tragedy and the events leading up to it. This book puts the reader right there on Everest -- very compelling and sad. | | Posted May 30, 2007 11:58 pm |
| 2skinners | Well written | | 
Voted 5/5 | Good book on a very sad experience. I was told by many people that I had to pick up this book. When I eventually did, I believe I read through it in 2 days. Once you start reading you really don't want to put it down. It really tugs at your heart, realizing what some of those people went through and angers you that some of it could've been prevented. | | Posted Jun 28, 2007 5:18 pm |
| RyanHalsey1 | Good Book | | 
Hasn't voted | I enjoyed this book. It was sad, but made me to climb Everest more. Very good story for anyone interested in climbing or mountaineering. | | Posted Dec 20, 2007 8:20 pm |
| stepho | Classic | | 
Voted 5/5 | Read it this past fall. Really enjoyed it, really good book. | | Posted Jan 22, 2008 11:09 pm |
| tp | Incredible Story | | 
Voted 4/5 | This book is well written it is one of those books that are hard to put down until you’re done with it.
| | Posted Jan 30, 2008 9:15 pm |
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