Into Thin Air Essay
Imagine being caught in a snowstorm, alone and without supplementary oxygen, at about 28,000 feet on the side of Mount Everest. With the cold beating on your face, your only thought is to get back to your tent at camp, 1,000 vertical feet below you. This is similar to what many climbers felt in the season of 1996 as they struggled for their life, including Jon Krakauer.
“”Into Thin Air” is a book written by Jon Krakauer, and is a personal account of him summiting Mount Everest in 1996 as a part of Rob Hall’s expedition. He was working as a reporter for the magazine company, Outsider, doing an article on Rob Hall and his team. As they were descending summit day, they were caught by a major storm, and were forced to make
