Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster / Jon Krakauer.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1999Description: xxv, 333, [1] p., [8] p. of plates : ill., 1 map 21 cmISBN:
  • 385494785
Subject(s): Summary: Last spring, Jon Krakauer, the acclaimed author of "Into the Wild", undertook a magazine assignment about expensive adventure/thrill trips around the world. And, in May, he went with an expedition to Mt. Everest, investigating how wise or safe it is to tackle the world's tallest peak. When disaster struck, killing eight climbers, Krakauer survived by luck, skill, and discipline. Now, he has written the definitive account of this headline-making tragedy. www.alibris.com
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American Learning Resource American Learning Resource Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center GV 199.44.E85 .K858i 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 9ALRC201100580

New afterword by the author--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [333])

Last spring, Jon Krakauer, the acclaimed author of "Into the Wild", undertook a magazine assignment about expensive adventure/thrill trips around the world. And, in May, he went with an expedition to Mt. Everest, investigating how wise or safe it is to tackle the world's tallest peak. When disaster struck, killing eight climbers, Krakauer survived by luck, skill, and discipline. Now, he has written the definitive account of this headline-making tragedy. www.alibris.com

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