From the dust jacket: "When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin has long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds. Six hours later and 3,000 feet lower, in 70-knot winds and blinding snow, Krakauer collapsed in his tent, freezing, hallucinating from exhaustion and hypoxia, but safe. The following morning he learned that six of his felow climbers hadn't made it back to their camp and were in a desperate struggle for their lives. When the storm finally passed, five of them would be dead, and the sixth so horribly frostbitten that his right had would have to be amputated."

True account of the tragic Mt. Everest climb from one who was there.

Horrifying first hand account of the disaster on Mount Everest in 1996. The ordeal these climbers went through - and all the people who died - is unbelievable.

Very good read; kept me interested
from cover to cover - plus I learned
alot about mountain climbing and why
people do it - and one mans story of
the tragedy that happened on one
expedition - a good read!

We've all heard about this story but here it is to read. it is exciting and sad.i was left wondering why people climb us to these places???

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Excellent book! In fact, this is one of my all-time favorites. Krakauer wastes no time on boring stats but just gets right into the story. The writing is immediate, vivid, enthralling. The story is incredible, triumphant and tragic. I have re-read and recommended this book many times.

Krakauer actually uses the word "cwm", and not in a pangram or a crossword puzzle!

Amazing firsthand account of the mt. everest climbing season of 1996.

Amazing book.

Fascinating book!

riveting, interesting, compelling version of one disasterous season of climibing mount everest

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