Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

332 Pages, Published In 1999

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A memoir of a journalist-mountaineer’s account of the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster, in which 8 climbers were killed. The 2-month expedition to/from the 29,028 ft was led by experienced guides and sherpas. A classic battle of Man vs. Nature (extreme high altitude & low temperature, oxygen depletion, wind/snow storms, and exposure). Meticulously researched on the history of climbing. “With enough determination, any bloody idiot can get up this hill, …The trick is to get back down alive.”