Jon Krakauer Mount Everest Expedition

By ewentz95

  • Reach 16,000ft. The team reaches Khumba Glacier, 12 miles of ice.

    Reach 16,000ft. The team reaches Khumba Glacier, 12 miles of ice.
    The team reaches Khumba Glacier, 12 miles of ice. It was very hard to travel across this slippery sheet of ice. They could fall to their death if they werent careful enough or they could survive if the team was slow and steady.

  • Reach 16,200ft

  • 17,600 feet

  • Jon Krakuaer had'nt slept in 57 hours

  • Rest at Camp 1

    Rest at Camp 1

  • Nawang has trouble walking.

  • Doug Hansen has a frozen larynx

    Doug Hansen has a frozen larynx

  • 24,000 ft, everyone is experiencing Edema.

    Edema

  • Nwang is very sick with edema.

  • Guide Ropes need to be fixed at South Col

    Guide Ropes need to be fixed at South Col

  • Nwang gets rushed down to Kathmandu

    Nwang gets rushed down to Kathmandu

  • Jon Krakauer separates his ribs while coughing because of lack of oxygen.

    Jon Krakauer separates his ribs while coughing because of lack of oxygen.
    Jon Krakauer separates his ribs while coughing because of lack of oxygen. If you cough alot your ribs will expand. Once you have coughed so much that they expand too much they can end up separating.

  • Left camp 2 at 21,300 ft.

    Left camp 2 at 21,300 ft.

  • 7:30 AM a steel worker fell to a crevasse

    A steel worker from Taipei relieved himself and lost footing. He wasnt wearing his regular gear for mountain climbing since he was sleeping. Thats how he lost footing.

  • Jon eats ramen noodles and M&Ms because it's the easiest thing to eat at the time.

    Jon eats ramen noodles and M&Ms because it's the easiest thing to eat at the time.
    Jon eats ramen noodles and M&Ms because it's the easiest thing to eat at the time. Those foods wont rot or get old so he can keep them as long as he needs.

  • Storm on Summit

  • Jon Krakauer and his team reaches The top of Mount Everest at 1:17 pm

    Jon Krakauer and his team reaches The top of Mount Everest at 1:17 pm
    Into Thin Air

  • Jon Krakauer arrives at the Hillary Step

  • 20 people are queued at the base of the Hillary Step. Three climbers were hauling themselves up the rope Jon was descending.

  • Cotter didnt get a transmission signal.

  • Ang Dorji and Lhakpa Chiri ascended from Camp Four in a brave attempt to bring Hall down

  • Pete Athans and Todd Burleson see an odd figure walking through the snow.

    They saw a mummy-looking figure walking slowly toward Base Camp Four. It was Beck Weathers somehow risen from the dead!

  • Realized Andy Harris was missing.

  • Sherpas find Weathers and Namba frozen

    Sherpas went looking for Weathers and Namba. They found them both frozen and very near death. They went very quickly back to base camp and asked what they should do. Some of the people from the team said to let them die because it would be too hard to bring them back and try to keep them alive. They had frost bite over most of their body so it wasnt worth it to try.

  • Athans and Burleson short rope down to Camp Two

    Athans and Burleson short rope Weathers down to Camp Two to be taken care of. He gets treated and eventually gets better.

  • Mauduit passes out

    Mauduit passes out at 28,700 ft. and has to be dragged and carried all the way from the South Summit to the South Col.

  • Conrad Anker with his partner, Alex Lowe climbed to 19,400 ft. to help rescue the Taiwanese

  • Fischer is buried above South Col as the team regroups.

    Fischer is buried above South Col as the team regroups.

  • Reach Balcony 27,600 ft. The team rests.

  • Bradshears and Viesturs reach the top of the summit