Everest among amateur climbers who could afford guided expeditions up it at steep prices by professional guides however, criticism arose about commercialization on what had been previously considered sacred ground for mountaineers only (and even then there were still deaths). Their achievement sparked a new wave of interest about climbing Mt. Everest and become celebrities around the world as a result of this accomplishment. In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men to summit Mt. For 101 years after that discovery, climbers tried and failed to reach its summit, many losing their lives in their attempts. Everest, starting in 1852 when it was first discovered to be the highest mountain.

Soon after starting down the mountain, a storm hits while most of his teammates are still on top of the summit, which leads to 8 deaths and 4 more deaths from other events that same season. Everest, but since he’s too exhausted to care about it, he starts the descent back down the mountain.

Jon Krakauer was there as part of an expedition team he’s an author and amateur climber who wrote about his experience for this book. Everest, where many people died in one season due to bad conditions. Into Thin Air is the true story of a tragic event that happened on Mt.

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