Krakauer, Jon.

Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster / Jon Krakauer. - New York : Anchor Books, 1999, c1997. - xxv, 332 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.

Originally published: New York : Villard, c1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]).

The author describes his spring 1996 trek to Mt. Everest, a disastrous expedition that claimed the lives of eight climbers, and explains why he survived.

ISBN: 0385494785

LCCN: BL 99010677

Subjects--Personal Names:
Krakauer, Jon.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Adventure Consultants Guided Expedition Mount Everest) (1996 :
Mountain Madness (Firm) Everest Expedition (1996)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mountaineering accidents--Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Mountaineering expeditions--Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)

Dewey Class. No.: 796.52/2/092