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 his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fi...
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 his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds. Six hours later and 3,000 feet lower, in 70-knot winds and blinding snow, Krakauer collapsed in his tent, freezing, hallucinating from exhaustion and hypoxia, but safe. The following morning, he learned that six of his fellow climbers hadn't made it back to their camp and were desperately struggling for their lives. When the storm finally passed, five of them would be dead, and the sixth so horribly frostbitten that his right hand would have to be amputated.
Into Thin Air is the definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed journalist and author of the bestseller Into the Wild. On assignment for Outside Magazine to report on the growing commercialization of the mountain, Krakauer, an accomplished climber, went to the Himalayas as a client of Rob Hall, the most respected high-altitude guide in the world. A rangy, thirty-five-year-old New Zealander, Hall had summited Everest four times between 1990 and 1995 and had led thirty-nine climbers to the top. Ascending the mountain in close proximity to Hall's team was a guided expedition led by Scott Fischer, a forty-year-old American with legendary strength and drive who had climbed the peak without supplemental oxygen in 1994. But neither Hall nor Fischer survived the rogue storm that struck in May 1996.
Krakauer examines what it is about Everest that has compelled so many people -- including himself -- to throw caution to the wind, ignore the concerns of loved ones, and willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense. Written with emotional clarity and supported by his unimpeachable reporting, Krakauer's eyewitness account of what happened on the roof of the world is a singular achievement.
Into the Wild is available on audio, read by actor Campbell Scott.
Gripping and chilling story. I read online about the controversy between Boukreev and Krakauer and can't discern who's more right. This is my first mountaineering book and I am hooked. It gave me fres...Gripping and chilling story. I read online about the controversy between Boukreev and Krakauer and can't discern who's more right. This is my first mountaineering book and I am hooked. It gave me fresh insights about high-altitude climbing, Everest mountain fever and commercialization, why people purse it, enduring pain and will, sense of purpose.(展开)
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中国人民大学出版社2008版
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中国人民大学出版社2008版
0 有用 Right is Wrong 2012-09-17 20:52:15
Always critical and logic american style. But it is a very scarce first-hand resource about problems in commercialized mountaineering.
0 有用 ZZ 2022-10-13 10:14:55 美国
很難想象作者所經歷的一切，客觀誠實的敘述，所以打動人心。
0 有用 Jacqueline_琳 2022-12-11 03:47:41 美国
Audiobook read by Philip Franklin. A chilling post mortem.
0 有用 黛安娜_G 2023-08-30 21:57:30 北京
I literally spent a working day and half finishing listening to this book. Utterly fascinated by the people and the story. Best “read” of the year!
0 有用 ada 2009-08-23 22:39:55
在博卡拉望着雪山小旅馆里看得天昏地暗得精神食粮。
0 有用 QuietAmbassa 2024-06-18 00:22:31 美国
3.6,It reads as enchanting as a police report… however the story is astounding. Human life dropped like flies. Bunch of sickos
0 有用 susie 2024-06-14 04:04:57 美国
2024.5.31 audiobook 2024.6.13
0 有用 麦哲曾 2024-04-17 19:54:33 美国
Ok book. Close account of the event and perspective of one person
0 有用 若兰飞燕yu 2024-03-25 20:15:57 新加坡
Moral of the story: do not go climb Mt Everest
0 有用 小跳蚤 2024-01-09 00:49:40 美国
Gripping and chilling story. I read online about the controversy between Boukreev and Krakauer and can't discern who's more right. This is my first mountaineering book and I am hooked. It gave me fres... Gripping and chilling story. I read online about the controversy between Boukreev and Krakauer and can't discern who's more right. This is my first mountaineering book and I am hooked. It gave me fresh insights about high-altitude climbing, Everest mountain fever and commercialization, why people purse it, enduring pain and will, sense of purpose. (展开)