Description
This gripping personal account takes readers onto Mount Everest, where breathtaking ambition meets the brutal realities of extreme altitude, unpredictable weather, and human endurance. Against a backdrop of icy ridgelines and dangerous storms, the narrative follows climbers confronting immense physical challenges, difficult choices, and the limits of determination. More than an adventure story, it explores courage, risk, leadership, survival, and the powerful allure of exploration. Vivid and immersive, it offers a compelling perspective on one of mountaineering’s most dramatic disasters and its lasting human consequences.
Available Editions
paperback
Unknown
Published Feb 21, 2026
Details
First Published
1997
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Miya.