Into Thin Air timeline by Quentin Norcutt

By quentin norcutt

  • First Ascent of Mt. Everest

    The first successful ascent of Mt. Everest occured in 1953 by climber Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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    Time in which Jon Krakauer explains the history of Everest

  • First American ascent of Mt. Everest

    Jim Whittaker was the first American to ever conquer Mt. Everest

  • First woman to ascend Mt. Everest

    Japanese female climber, Junko Tabei, was the first female to climb Mt. Everest

  • Everest guide Rob Hall's first ascent of Mt. Everest

    Rob Hall was an experienced Everest climber

  • Krakauer sets out to climb Everest

  • Krakauer reaches Everest base camp

  • Krakauer reaches Camp 1

  • Jon reaches Camp 2

  • Krakauer reaches Camp 3

  • Jon reaches Camp 4. Preparing for Summit.

  • Jon reached the Everest Summt

  • Members of Jons expedition including guide Rob Hall got stuck in a blizzard high on Mt. Everest

  • Rob Halls last words

  • Rob Hall is presumed dead

  • The few survivors of the expedition are helicoptered to safety