Into thin air : a personal account of the Everest disaster
Krakauer, Jon2011
Book
During a 24 hour period 3 separate expeditions to Everest were caught in an atrocious storm that ended in the worst single season death toll in the peak's history. The author was there at the time and this book is his account of what happened.
Main title:
Into thin air : a personal account of the Everest disaster / Jon Krakauer.
Author:
Edition:
Updated 2nd ed.
Imprint:
London : Pan, 2011.
Collation:
xxii, 318 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: New York: Villard; London: Macmillan, 1997.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781447200185 (pbk)1447200187 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.522 KRA
LC class:
GV199.44
Local class:
796.522 KRA
Language:
English
Subject:
Krakauer, JonAdventure Consultants. Guided Expedition (1996 : Mount Everest)Mountain Madness (Firm). Everest Expedition (1996)MacGillivray Freeman IMAX/IWERKS Expedition (1996 : Mount Everest)Mountaineering accidents -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)Mountaineering expeditions -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)Sport
BRN:
2427148