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In this book, Krakauer recounts his experience in the deadliest season on Everest. Storms and bad choices plagued the members of his and other expeditions leading to a record number of deaths. He details his own struggle for survival and the tales of both the living and the death pieced together through interviews with other survivors.
The author paints a vivid picture of a terrifying experience. The book is quite gripping as the reader lives through his fight against the elements.
