Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster is a 1997 bestselling nonfiction book written by Jon Krakauer. It details Krakauer's experience in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, in which eight climbers were killed and several others were stranded by a storm. Krakauer's expedition was led by guide Rob Hall. Other groups were trying to summit on the same day, including one led by Scott Fischer, whose guiding agency, Mountain Madness, was perceived as a competitor to Hall's agency, Adventure Consultants.

This article is about the 1997 book by Jon Krakauer. For other uses, see Into Thin Air (disambiguation).
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Hardcover edition
AuthorJon Krakauer
Cover artistRandy Rackliff
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish, Chinese, Japanese
Subject1996 Mount Everest disaster
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherVillard Books
Publication date
1997
Pages416 pp. (Hardcover edition)
ISBN978-0385494786
OCLC42967338
Preceded byInto the Wild 
Followed byUnder the Banner of Heaven 
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