Record Number |
738158 |
ISBN |
9781447200185 (paperback) |
1447200187 (paperback) |
Author |
Krakauer, Jon author. |
Title |
Into thin air : a personal account of the Everest disaster / Jon Krakauer ; [illustrated by Randy Reckliff]. |
Edition |
[Updated edition]. |
Publisher/Date |
London : Pan, 2011. |
©2000 |
Pagination etc. |
xxii, 318 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), colour ports. ; 20 cm. |
Contents note |
Previous edition: London: Macmillan, 1997. |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary Note |
Jon Krakauer's acclaimed account of a disastrous expedition on Mt Everest This is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude. |
Subject - Name |
Krakauer, Jon |
Subject |
Mountaineering accidents -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) |
Mountaineering expeditions -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) |
Added Author |
Reckliff, Randy illustrator. |
Shelf Location |
796.522 KRAK |