Into Thin Air Author:John Karakauer Into Thin Air is the definitive, personal account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed journalist and author of Eiger Dreams and Into the Wild. On assignent for Outside magazine, Krakauer, an accomplished climber, went to the Himalayas to report on the growing commercialization of the planet's highest ountain. Evere... more »st has always been a dangerous mountain. From the first British expeditions in the 1920's until 1996, one climber has died for every four who have attained the summit. This shocking death tol has nowt put a damper on the the burgeoning business of guided ascents, however, in which amature alpinist with alarmingly disparate skills are ushered up the mountain for a $65,000 fee.« less