| Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster |  | Auteur: Jon Krakauer
Créateur: Jon Krakauer
Éditeur: Demco Media
Acheter Neuf: EUR 38,65
Neuf (2) D'occasion (3) de EUR 23,95
Évaluation moyenne des clients:  1 commentaires
Média: Relie
Poids (kg): 0.8
Dimension (cm): 7.8 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 060628768X
Code Décimal Dewey: 796.522092
EAN: 9780606287685
ASIN: 060628768X
Date de publication: Août 2003
Disponibilité: Expedition sous 1 a 2 jours ouvres
Expédition: Livraison internationale disponible
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Into Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. 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. Krakauer's 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 author's own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions.
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Do you really want to climb the Everest ? Août 13, 2003
Ms. Srv Herault (Swansea, GB)
1 sur 1 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile
Well well !! ....After reading this book, you would probably think twice about it.
This is a very disturbing story,and honestly a story which should be read by anybody who intends to go on top of Everest.I am not myself into mountaineering but this book explains the difficulty of climbing, the commercial pressure on the guides to get all their clients to the top, the danger of collapsing at high altitude with all the side effects,the unpredictable climate, and of course the possibility of death for anybody experienced or not.
"Into thin air" will be on my mind for a long time. Jon Krakauer writes very effectively, he's very honest with himself, and with the other people who did share this awful experience. That makes it even more interesting to read.
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