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Jon Krakauer is assigned to write a piece over Mount Everest. Originally, He was supposed to say at base camp, however he ended up being able to get Outside magazine to pay for climbing costs.
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Jon Krakauer gets to Kathmandu, and joins Rob Hall's touring group, Adventure Consultants,along with some acquaintances.
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Over a time span of several weeks, Krakauer along with his touring group, shift up camps to get acclimated to the extreme altitudes, and wait for conditions to be right.
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On the morning of May 10th, Rob Hall decides to move up Everest along with his group, and reach the summit.
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As Jon Krakauer sleeps, A storm hits Everest while there are people still ascending the mountain.
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The day after the storm, Jon Krakauer along with other sherpas go up and try rescue the stranded climbers to bring them to safety.
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Jon Krakauer publishes his article, and receives backlash from the relatives of the victims for inaccuracies, and slowly turns into depression.
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Months later, Jon Krakauer writes “Into Thin Air” for closure, and to make up for the many inaccuracies the magazine published.
