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Into Thin Air
- Narrated by: Philip Franklin
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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Publisher's Summary
One of the inspirations for the major motion picture Everest, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley.
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, which ended the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.
In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day eight people were dead.
Krakauer's audiobook is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure and an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end. Written within months of the events it chronicles, Into Thin Air clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape. As the journey up the mountain progresses, Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs and perils of other Everest trips throughout history. The author's own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads his listeners to ponder timeless questions.
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- Tapendu Bhowmik
- 24-01-22
nice reading and an awesome true story line
krakauer depicted the infamous story nicely. All the details of the event are nicely put on and narration was also good.
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- ARR
- 10-09-20
Great book, Terrific performance
I loved the accents that the reader put into the performance. Along with the audible empathy, a riveting experience and a terrifically written account.
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- Gaurav Gupta
- 20-07-21
you think you know the story but you don't
This is one of those stories that really hooks yo. Iit talks about a group of people who are doing an insanely risky thing without any obvious reason, but why they do it, how much planning and problems do they make and how events beyond all planning of humans can lead to tragic consequences, an extremely well written and read book, really recommended
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- Rahul bevara
- 08-07-21
Maybe Krakauer was biased!
The chain of events leading to the accident are described well. Krakauer was not an Aplinist so, his opinions seemed judgemental. The world needs to hear this sad story needs to be heard.
Narration was decent.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-07-21
Gripping and unputdownable!
Very well written by Jon Krakauer and narrated by Phillip Franklin. The detailled description of the climb and the ordeal is very clearly imaginable. The book is an absolute treasure for a climber and is a must for every trekker. Hope Jon has made with peace himself..
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- BM
- 05-07-19
Brilliant book.
Narration by Philip Franklin was exceptionally good. Must read for all mountain aficionados out there
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- Prashant Shah
- 08-01-23
really recommended for everyone.
loved it
good narration
awsome details
must read
or listen
it super good when you read or write
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- Varun P
- 04-12-22
Absolutely mind-blowing.
It goes without saying that the book is very well written. Krakaeur does a fine job in telling his version of the events that took place in 1996. Narration is excellent, often made me feel like I was on Everest myself.
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- Prateek Bhatnagar
- 19-01-20
Much better than the movie
loved it. finished it in less than a week. gives you exeactly how much toll does it really take to do something like everest climbing
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- AJOY KUMAR BEHERA
- 06-10-20
Masterful Adventure Literature
I had read the book months after it was first launched. Had wanted to read it again and in between had seen the movies based on the book. But this audio version was like walking alongside Krakauer on that tragic trip up Everest and back.
There is no body better than Jon in this genre of literature.
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