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Febuary, Jon Krakauer got a call from Rob Hall.
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In 1996 a outside magazine asked Jon to join an expedition for Mount Everest.
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In the spring of 1996, Makalu Gau, 41, and Chen Yu Nan, 36, were poised to make an attempt on the summit of Mount Everest.
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Mach 29, the journey begins.
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April 6, expedition took helicopter to Lukla, base camp at 9,200 feet.
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April 25, guide ropes need to be fixed.
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April 26, Nawang gets rushed to Kathmandu.
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May 6, Scott Fischer's crew looked good.
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May 7, Jon has seperated ribs while coughing.
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May 8, boulder falls on Andy Haris's chest.
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Chen Nu-Yan falls into crevasse and survives, but dies later.
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May 9, Jon hasn't slept for 57 hours.
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May 10, Scott Fischer and Rob Hall died on Mount Everest.
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Jon collapsed in his tent and hallucinating and hypoxia, but he was safe.
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May 10, Major storm on summit, 8 die and others stranded.
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May 10, Jon gets new O2 from camp, weather starts to turn.
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May 10, Jon Krakauer has ramen noodles and peanut M&M.
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May 10, 3:10 storm on summit.
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May 10, Jon Krakauer loses his O2 supply after Andy accidently opens the valve.
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May 10, 1996 Boukreev began his descent to Camp 4 at 2:30 p.m.
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May 11, Stranded Rob Hall called his wife and told her to sleep well and don't worry too much.
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May 1, Descended back to camp 2 for rest.
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May 23, IMAX expedition finds Rob Hall body.
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On May 23, Jon and his team made it on top of Mount Everest
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Of the eight guides and clients, onl two people made it, Jon Krakauer and this other guy made it.
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The eight guides were Martin Adams (47), Charlotte Fox (38), Lene Gamelgaard (35), Dale Kruse (45), Time Madsen (33), Sandy Hill Pittman (41), Pete Schoening (68), and Klev Schoening (38).
