All about Krakauer
The name of the magazine he was writing the article for.
What is Outside Magazine?
This is the amount to take part in the expedition.
What is $65,000?
There was one person that Krakauer has something in common and is drawn to this person more than any other person in their expedition.
He is someone that had to save up for the excursion.
Who is Doug Hansen?
This true story takes place on this mountain.
Where is Mt. Everest?
The highest mountains on each continent.
What are the seven summits?
The original arrangement he had with the magazine was to stay at a certain location.
Where is base camp?
Rob Hall and Andy Harris do this for a living.
What are expeditions?
People group of Tibetan origin who live in the Himalayas. They are known for their strength, endurance, and climbing skills at high altitudes. Many work as guides on Mount Everest.
Who are the Sherpas?
Chapter one begins with Krakauer standing in two places at once.
Where is with one foot in China and the other in Nepal?
In 1852 it was discovered that this place was the highest mountain in the world.
Where is Everest?
After Krakauer reached the summit he started to head back down only minutes later.
What is 5 minutes later?
Outside Magazine wanted Krakauer to write an article of this topic for them.
What is the commercialization of Mt. Everest expeditions?
On 29 May 1953, he and Edmund Hillary were the first confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
Who is Tenzing Norgay?
The conditions were deplorable here.
HINT: We looked up the pronunciation of this place.
Where is Lobuje?
It is a notch in the Southeast Ridge of Everest named after someone.
What is the Hillary Step?
Krakauer's main concern as he began his descent dealt with something that should not be empty.
What is his oxygen tank?
The process of managing or running something principally for financial gain.
What is commercialization?
He though that it was disrespectful to the mountain when guides led people who were not skilled at mountaineering to the top of Everest for money.
Who is Edmund Hillary?
This place is located at an elevation of 17,600 feet above sea level.
Where is base camp?
Rob Hall and Andy Harris are both from this place.
Where is New Zealand?
He did win this esteemed award for another book and was Into Thin Air considered in 1998.
HINT: Columbia University provides it.
What is the Pulitzer Award?
Their casualty rate is approximately 1/3 of deaths on Everest.
The receive inadequate compensation.
There is a high pressure on them to prioritize clients' success over their own well-being.
Who are the Sherpas?
Krakauer actually met him at a party and was encouraged by him to climb Everest. Krakauer sees him again at base camp in Ch 5.
Who is Scott Fischer?
The name of Glacier they travel through to get to base camp.
What is the Khumbu Glacier?