Into Thin Air
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This gripping first-hand account chronicles the catastrophic 1996 Mount Everest expedition that claimed eight lives in a single day. A journalist assigned to cover the commercialisation of the world's highest peak finds himself caught in one of mountaineering's deadliest disasters when a sudden storm traps multiple climbing teams near the summit.
What emerges is a haunting examination of ambition, survival, and the thin line between triumph and tragedy at extreme altitude. The narrative doesn't shy away from difficult questions about the ethics of guided expeditions, the hubris of summit fever, and the agonising decisions made when oxygen runs low and temperatures plummet.
Both a pulse-pounding survival story and a sobering meditation on risk, this modern classic remains essential reading for anyone fascinated by mountaineering and the extremes of human endurance.
