Into thin air : a personal account of the Everest disaster
Krakauer, Jon2011
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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:
Krakauer, Jon, author
Edition:
Updated 2nd edition.
Imprint:
London : Pan, 2011.
Collation:
xxii, 318 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill. (some col.), col. ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous edition: New York: Villard; London: Macmillan, 1997.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781447200185 (pbk)1447200187 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.5'22'095496796.522095496796.522796.52
Local class:
796.522920 KRAB.KRA796.52209
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)SportSport
BRN:
612751
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