John Krakauer

By sierramist
  • Krakauer traveled to Nepal to recive information about what he would be researching and writing about.

    Krakauer traveled to Nepal to recive information about what he would be researching and writing about.

    Outside Article
  • The expedition began.

    The expedition began.

  • Krakauer boarded a helicopter to Kathmandu.

  • Krakauer took a helicopter to Lukla. (9,200 feet)

  • Krakauer reached The Labju. (16,000 feet)

  • Krakauer reached Everest Base Camp.

    Krakauer reached Everest Base Camp.

  • Krakauer reached Base Camp.

  • Krakauer's group descended for a one-day trip to Camp One.

    Krakauer's group descended for a one-day trip to Camp One.

  • Krakauer rested at Camp One.

    Krakauer rested at Camp One.

  • Krakauer leaves Camp One.

  • Nawang had trouble walking.

  • Krakauer found a frozen Sherpa at 21,000 feet.

  • Krakauer found a second frozen body.

  • Doug Hansen had a frozen larnyx.

    Doug Hansen had surgery on his larnyx before the expedition began. A larynx,or voicebox,houses your vocal chords. If you use your vocal chords improperly or are exposed to harsh weather it can result in permenant voice loss. Hansen was overly exposed to cold weather conditions, and could have permantently lost his voice.

  • Everyone was experiencing edema.

  • Nawang was sick with edema.

  • Guide ropes needed to be fixed at South Col.

    Guide ropes needed to be fixed at South Col.

  • Nawang was rushed to Kathmandu.

  • Krakauer's group dexcended back to Base Camp 2.

  • Krakauer left Base at 4:30 and Scott Fischer's crew was looking good.

  • Krakauer left Camp 2.(21,300 feet)

    Krakauer left Camp 2.(21,300 feet)

  • A boulder fell on Andy Harris's chest.

  • Chen Nu-Yan falls into crevass and survives, but dies later.

  • Krakauer reached Camp 3.

  • Krakauer hasn't slept in 57 hours.

    Krakauer had not slept in 57 hours and all he ate was stale and cold ramen noodles, and some peanut M&Ms. He finally reached camp where he could sleep most of it off before heading out again. Before going to sleep he noticed that Andy Harris had made it back right behind him. But when Krakauer woke the next morning Stuart Hutchinson informed him that Harris was not in his tent. Krakauer followed his footsteps and found that they ended where it had looked like Harris had fallen down.
  • Krakauer reached the summit of Mount Everest.

    Krakauer reached the summit of Mount Everest.

  • Krakauer noticed a blanket of clouds covered the smaller peaks around Everest.

    Krakauer noticed a blanket of clouds covered the smaller peaks around Everest.

  • Krakauer loses his oxygen supply, after Andy Harris accidently opens the valve.

  • Krakauer gets new oxygen supply from camp while the weather starts to turn.

  • Krakauer had trouble "thinking" due to lack of oxygen.

  • Andy Harris walked off of a cliff and fell 4,000 feet when he returned from the summit.

  • Krakauer separated two ribs due to coughing.

  • Krakauer reached the Balcony and they rest.(27,600 feet)

    Krakauer reached the Balcony and they rest.(27,600 feet)

  • Eight people are now dead and several are stranded.

    Eight people are now dead and several are stranded.

  • Rob Hall radiod down to Base Camp asking to speak to his wife. He said,"sleep well my love, don't worry too much."

    Rob Hall felt ill and exhausted,so he radioed down to base asking them to satellite his wife in. She sounded worried over the radio, so he told her,"sleep well my love, don't worry too much." Shortly after speaking with her he died from hypothermia.

  • Hall died due to illness and exhaustion.

  • Krakauer returned to Camp 4 after searching for two climbers.

  • Boukreev realized leaving Fischer behind wasn't a good idea and heads back.

  • Fischer was found dead.

  • Krakauer followed Harris's footsteps and realized that he had fallen off the mountain's edge.

  • Stuart Hutchinson told Krakauer that Andy Harris never made it back to his tent.

  • Scott Fischer was buried above the South Col. as his team regroups.

    Scott Fischer's team had reportedly looked good that morning before heading out of Camp 3. While descending for Camp 4, Boukreev, got ahead of the group and that left Fischer behind while enjoying the view. Fischer was then buried while the rest of group rejoined together with Boukreev, who later realized leaving him wasn't a good idea. When Boukreev found him he was frozen.

  • Two IMAX climbers had found no sight of Doug Hansen's body,but they found an ice ax 50 feet below.

  • Krakauer stated he is now scarred for life from the disaster.

  • The expedition ended.

    The expedition ended.

    Krakauer's article was a success in Outside Magazine, but he says he will never forget the terrible storms and people who died. All together a total of twelve people died through the course of the expedition. This left many famillies heart broken, and many climbers scarred.