![]() But the staggering tragedy that occurred overshadowed that topic. ![]() ![]() He was going to write an article about the commercialization of Everest for Outside magazine. He joined a paid expedition to climb Mount Everest in April/May 1996. If you aren’t familiar with this title yet, it’s the memoir of writer and climber Jon Krakauer. The library had an ebook available to borrow, so off I went! I was in the mood for some “adventure non-fiction” as one might call Into Thin Air. My best friend Amanda recommended this to me a few years back, but if you don’t put a book in my hands when you recommend it, then good luck! Fortunately I was reminded of this book while looking for excerpts of travel writing to show to my Grade 11/12 English class last week. ![]()
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