Jon Krakauer Mount Everest Expedition

By isaac
  • Jon krakauer gets a call in february from Rob Hall to go on an expadition to climb Mount Everest.

    Jon krakauer gets a call in february from Rob Hall to go on an expadition to climb Mount Everest.
  • Received base camp information

    Jon Krakauer was on a team leaded by Rob Hall. Jon was 1 of the 29 climbers that tried to reach the summit. In jon's group there were only 15 people. There was 8 climbers in the group.
  • working out final details of the trip

  • The Journey begins

  • Jon reachs 9,200 feet

    When Jon was climbing he got a terriable cough that he broke 2 ribs from coghing so hard. Sometimes Jon could only eat Ramen noodles and a hand full of peanuts. He was physically and emotionally scarred about what happened when his expadtion mates died. When jon was climbing a steelworker from Taipei named Chu Yu-Nan slipped and fell down the Lhotse Face.
  • Reachs 16,000 feet, Khumbu Glacier, 12 miles of ice

  • Reaches 16,200 feet

    Rob Hall's last call to basecamp he told his wife to sleep well my sweetheart. One of his calls in he said he needed some oxygen. Rob was a leader in Jon Krakauers group. He was married to Jan Aronald they were about to have a baby before he died.
  • Jon's team reaches the basecamp.

    Jon's team reaches the basecamp.
  • Descent to the lower Ice Fall

  • Spent a night at camp 1

  • Jon spent some time talking to outside online correspondent Jane Bromet at an Everest camp

    Jon spent some time talking to outside online correspondent Jane Bromet at an Everest camp
  • descended back to base camp 2 for some rest.

  • Fischer's crew looking strong

    Fischer's crew looking strong
  • Resting at camps 2

    Primary source: Into Thin Air
  • Left camp 2 which was at 21,300 feet

    Left camp 2 which was at 21,300 feet
  • Jon reached camp 4

    Jon had to see one of his teammates get there had amputated. Jon reached a bottleneck when he was climbing that had a series of huge rocks. Beck weathers had to go down because he told Rob that he was having trouble seeing. Beck weathers had to get parts of his body amputated because of frostbite.
  • When Jon was up on Mount Everest there was a blizzard on May,10 1996 that he just got out of.

    When Jon was up on Mount Everest there was a blizzard on May,10 1996 that he just got out of.
  • Jon reached the summit

    Jon reached the summit
  • Jon descended at 1:17

  • Jon got into camp 4 and told Hutchison that Harris got into camp safely.

    Jon got into camp 4 and told Hutchison that Harris got into camp safely.
  • Reaches camps 3

    Jon said the camps were big there were tents everywhere. Jon spent 4 nights at camp 2 and 2 nights at camp 3. When Jon reached the summit he took pictures with Harris and Bonkreev. Jon got off the summit pretty fast but Harris and Bonkreev stayed for a little longer.
  • Reached 27,600 feet

  • Hutchison got 4 Sherpa's to go find Namba and Weathers.

    Hutchison got 4 Sherpa's to go find Namba and Weathers.
  • At 9:00 Rob Hall called into basecamp saying his oxygen tank was working now but his feet and hands had frostbite.

  • At 7 pm Boukree found Scott Fisher dead because of the blizzard.

  • When Jon got up he had been told HArris wasn't in his tent

  • Jon went to go look for Harris and even retraced his steps from the last time Jon saw him

  • 8 confirmed dead on Everest

  • Rob Hall was found dead

    Rob Hall was found dead
  • Jon got off Mount Everest