Chapter 14 [1]
Did Krakauer think what Chris did was suicide?
No "My suspicion that McCandless's death was unplanned, that it was a terrible accident," (134)
What was the activity Krakauer participated in?
Climbing. "from the age of seventeen until my late twenties that something was mountain climbing," (134)
Did Krakauer successfully climb the Devils Thumb?
Yes. "I felt my cracked lips stretch into a painful grin. I was on top of the Devils Thumb," (153)
Did reaching the peak change his life?
No. "I thought climbing the Devils Thumb would fix all that was wrong with my life. In the end, of course, it changed almost nothing," (155)
What mountain/point did Krakauer want to climb/reach?
Devils Thumb. "I got it into my head to climb a mountain called the Devils Thumb. An intrusion of diorite sculpted by ancient glaciers into a peak of immense and spectacular proportions," (134)
Who was the person that invited him to dinner and to stay the night.
Kai. "Kai invited me home for dinner. Later I unrolled my sleeping bag on her floor," (137)
Who gave him a ride back to Petersburg?
Jim Freeman. "When I asked if he could give me a lift back to town, however, he offered a grudging 'I don't see why not.'," (154)
What field did Krakauer's dad want him to go into?
Medical. "Thereby and only thereby, we learned, could we expect to gain admission to the right college, which in turn would get us into Harvard Medical School," (148)
Itinerant carpenter. "I was working then as an itinerant carpenter, framing condominiums in Boulder," (135)
What was the town that Krakauer stopped by.
Petersburg. "At a loss for what to do next, I took refuge under the eaves of the town library and sat on my load," (137)
What syndrome did Krakauer's dad face?
Polio/post-polio syndrome. "From medical journals he deduced that he was suffering from a newly identified ailment known as post-polio syndrome," (149)
What pay did Krakauer get raised to?
$4.00 an hour. "I got a raise, to four bucks an hour, and at the end of the summer moved out of the job-site trailer to a cheap studio apartment west of the downtown mall," (155)
How much did Krakauer pay for the supply drop?
$150. "I had paid a bush pilot in Petersburg $150—the last of my cash—to have six cardboard cartons of supplies dropped from an airplane when I reached the foot of the Thumb," (140)
How many feet did Krakauer climb after stepping off the hanging glacier?
700ft. "I'd gained nearly seven hundred feet of altitude since stepping off the hanging glacier, all of it on crampon front points and the picks of my axes," (143)
How long had Krakauer been out there?
20 days. "I've been over here twenty days,"
How many different songs did Krakauer keep repeating on the jukebox?
Five. "I drank alone, putting quarters into the jukebox, playing the same five songs over and over," (154)
On which day did he start his climb?
May 11. "I awoke early on May 11 to clear skies and the relatively warm temperature of twenty degrees Fahrenheit. Startled by the good weather, mentally unprepared to commence the actual climb, I hurriedly packed up a rucksack nonetheless and began skiing toward the base of the Thumb," (141)
How much was Krakauer being paid as a carpenter?
$3.50 an hour. "for $3.50 an hour," (135)
What was his plan when he prepared to climb?
To pack light and get there quick. "I carried no rope, no tent or bivouac gear, no hardware save my ice axes. My plan was to go light and fast, to reach the summit and make it back down before the weather turned," (152)
What was the bar he went to called?
Kito's Kave. "I lay down in the rear of the old truck for a while but couldn't sleep, so I got up and walked to a bar called Kite's Kave," (154)