Into Thin Air Book Genre. Time and place written excerpts written in 1996 on mount everest, the rest written in seattle washington, 1996. Commercialism on everest into thin air, a national bestselling novel written by jon krakauer, told about the 1996 trek to the summit of mount everest and the catastrophic events on that day that resulted in the death of eight people.
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In march 1996, outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber jon krakauer. Jon krakauer the role of antagonist in this novel goes to mount everest. 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. This is a great book, among the best ever on mountaineering.