Krakauer

Jon Krauker climbing everst

  • Recive info about base camp

    Recive info about base camp
  • Trip delayed because of weather

    Trip delayed because of weather
  • Landed at kathmendu india

    Landed at kathmendu india
    Kathmendu is a poulated city in nepal that is next to mount everst. It is a metropolotion which means over a million people live there. it is located betwen china and india. kathmendu is in the lower right part of nepal.
  • Still in kathmendu India

  • Working out details

  • Began climb

    Began climb
  • Fisher describes plan to his team

  • 16,000 ft khunbu glacier - 12 miles long

    16,000 ft khunbu glacier - 12 miles long
  • Reach 16,000 ft at labuji

  • Into the khumbu ice fall

  • Reach base camp at 17,600 ft and rest after passage through ice fall

  • 8 people are dead after a gian snow storm hits

  • spending the night at camp 1 and descend to lower ice fall

    spending the night at camp 1 and descend to lower ice fall
    The lower ice fall is a tretiours piece of terrain that is very hard to conquer. Camp 1 the descended to because they could not climb through the ice fall.
  • arrived at base camp and have a puja ceremony

    arrived at base camp  and have a puja ceremony
    a form of worship in hinduism which means (GOD). they belive if you worship puja that you will have a safe journey up and down the mountian. at the base of everst the have a mini temple made out of stones and you worship puja there.
  • team accalimitzes at camp 2

  • at newong there are dier conditions (sick)

  • team is now stable at newong's camp 3

  • team is now stable and can resume climbing

  • descended to base camp 2 for rest

  • back to base camp

  • fisher's crew is looking strong on the way up

  • 27,600ft af balcony

  • begin descending from summit

    begin descending from summit
  • reach summit at 1:17 P.M

  • scott fisher and rob hall are stranded

    scott fisher and rob hall are stranded
  • 8 people are dead after a snowstorm

  • fisher was buried

    he died during the big snow storm. He was burried the day after. He was left for dead because it was too much energy to carry him back down to the camp.
  • new leader beildemn pieces together after disaster