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Into Thin Air Book Report

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Into thin air is the novel written by Jon Krakauer, who went climbing on Everest along with many other people. The time of 1996 spring expedition to Everest. There was three teams climbing the mountain, those teams being, Adventure Consultants led by Rob Hall, Mountain Madness led by Scott Fischer, and Taiwanese Expedition led by Makalu Gau. In total there was 33 climbers, in which eight died later on four more people died, some of the climbers died on the mountain and some died because of how sevre their injuries were. In addition Rob hall and Scott both died on Everest, two leaders dead. Rob died near the Hillary step. The expedition had a big storm on the mountain where nineteen people got trapped in the Death Zone due to this. During …show more content…

Rob had climbed Everest before and know how dangerous it could get, so this time he got a little strict on getting everyone to the top of the mountain. On the mountain on May 10th,1996 after his own deadline, 2;00 Rob started to move down the mountain with Doug, who had met up with him on his climb to the summit. Later when descenting Doug collapsed on the mountain, Rob then made a radio-call saying that he needed more Oxygen. At base camp when the call was made, one of his friends told Rob to abandon Doug and save himself, but he didn’t save himself, no he stayed with Doug who didn’t ask him to save himself instead of staying with him with a high chance of dying. If Rob had been selfish and headed down leaving doug by himself, then his life probably would’ve been spared but he didn’t act selfish, he acted selfless. Rob died near the south summit, he didn’t get the Oxygen he needed for doug and himself. Why didn’t Rob save himself ? The most likely answer would be because, since the year before when Doug was on his team trying to reach the summit and failed, he didn’t want to leave him with feeling of guilt swarming over him, he decided to stay with Doug and let nature decide his fate. He knew that if he stayed he would die, but dying might not off been quite as painful as living with guilt for the rest of his life, even if that meant leaving his wife who was pregnant with his children. At least Rob died with

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Into Thin Air Novelist, Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, recounts the catastrophe that happened on Mount Everest, at the top of the world. There are many factors that led to the final conclusion of the tragedy on May 10, 1996. It’s impossible to know how different courses of action could have changed the outcome of those desperate hours, but there were things done that made the rescue more problematic. Rob Hall’s actions directly affected the success of the climbing expedition. Rob Hall was the head guide of Adventure Consultants, the climbing group that Jon Krakauer was assigned to.

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79) (Simile). "The wind kicked up huge swirling waves of powder snow that washed down the mountain like breaking surf, plastering my clothing with frost." (pg. 125) (Simile).These smilies really compare, and show the reader the harsh conditions the climbers faced everyday. The main paradox in the book is that experience and preparation ultimately means nothing on Mt. Everest. In particular, no one thought that such a tragedy could occur on an expedition guided by Rob Hall, the most celebrated Everest guide dog of the decade.

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Krakauer’s first person accountancy of the disaster puts forth the argument that trust and loyalty are the key elements and perseverance, and the key to survival. Through his own personal experiences, Krakauer highlights the intended purpose of the novel and sets numerous tones. Krakauer examines what it is about Everest that has compelled countless people, including himself, to 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

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