Timeline: Jon Krakauer climbing Mount Everest

Mar 10, 1996

the climb begins

Intro to his book

Apr 7, 1996

tensing falls into a 150 foot crevice

Apr 8, 1996

reached the Labouje

16,200 feet

Apr 9, 1996

Paju Ceramonie at base camp

Apr 10, 1996

reached 17,600 feet

Apr 12, 1996

everyone is in good health and Jon turns 42

Apr 12, 1996

reached end of ice fall

after 4 hours

Apr 13, 1996

Reached Camp 1

19,500 feet

Apr 19, 1996

team reaches camp 2

to acclamate

Apr 23, 1996

Nowang sick with adema

Acdema is an abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin, or in one or more cavities of the body. Generally, the amount of interstitial fluid is determined by the balance of fluid homeostasis, and increased secretion of fluid into the interstitium or impaired removal of this fluid may cause edema

Apr 25, 1996

Guide ropes need to be fixed on south summit

Guide ropes helped so that on steep slippery spots were easier to go up. It also helped so if you fell you didn't fall and plummet to your death.

Apr 26, 1996

Nowang rushed down the mountain to Kammanda

Nowang had to be rushed down the mountian so that she could be treated where there was enough oxygen to heal.

Apr 28, 1996

team reached camp 3 to get get oxygen

24,000 feet

May 1, 1996

Decended to base camp 2 to rest

The cloimbers didn't just go straight up. the clmbers needed to go up then go down a little ways then continiue up farther then come down a little ways aging so their bodies could get used to the amount of oygen

May 6, 1996