After Jon Krakauer joins a group of mountain climbers who ascend dangerously up to the summit of Mt. Everest, he observes their mental disorientation from oxygen depletion which causes unwieldy pride and poor judgment. Also a sudden mountain storm with bone-chilling temperatures creates a tragic moment of death for many people.
year: 1998, 1997, 1999, 2009
call number/section: 796.52, 1000, 796, 921, 796.5, 92, 413, 920, 4
subjects: krakauer, jon, mountaineering accidents, everest, mount (china and nepal), everest, mount (china and nepal), readers rule, fear factor, extreme read-survive, mountaineering, accidents, mount everest (china and nepal), mount everest (china and nepal), mount everest expedition, (1996)
Editions
Krakauer, Jon
Anchor Books (1998)
The author relates his experience of climbing Mount Everest during its deadliest season and examines what it is about the mountain that makes people willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense.
Schools: 16
Krakauer, Jon
Villard (1997)
The author relates his experience of climbing Mount Everest during its deadliest season and examines what it is about the mountain that makes people willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense.
Schools: 37
Krakauer, Jon
Anchor Books (1999)
After Jon Krakauer joins a group of mountain climbers who ascend dangerously up to the summit of Mt. Everest, he observes their mental disorientation from oxygen depletion which causes unwieldy pride and poor judgment. Also a sudden mountain storm with bone-chilling temperatures creates a tragic moment of death for many people.
Schools: 7
Krakauer, Jon
Anchor Books (2009)
The author relates his experience of climbing Mount Everest during its deadliest season and examines what it is about the mountain that makes people willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense.
Schools: 0
Krakauer, Jon
The author relates his experience of climbing Mount Everest during its deadliest season and examines what it is about the mountain that makes people willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense.
Schools: 12