Jon Krakauer Mount Everest Expedition

By jdfalk

  • Jon got a call from Rob Hall saying they had room on the expedition for him.

    Into Thin Air
    To go on an Everest Expedition, you pay around $65,000. Sometimes it can be difficult to get on an expedition. This was Jon's second attempt. Only a few people may go on an expedition in one group.

  • Jon begins his climb with his group called the Adventure Consultants.

    Jon and the rest of his group the Adventure Consultants begin there climb uuup mount everest.

  • Jon finds a frozen Sherpa.

  • They arrived at the lower end of the Khumbu Glacier.

  • They took a helicopter to Lukla, the base camp.

  • They rested at Camp 1.

  • Nawang has trouble walking.

  • Jon finds another frozen body.

  • Doug Hansen has a frozen laryanx

  • Everyone is experiencing edema.

    Edema is a swelling usually in the legs, feet, or ankles. The swelling is caused by fluid trapped in body tissues. It is caused by gravity pushing blood and fluids down into your legs.

  • Nawang is very sick with edema.

  • Guide ropes need to be fixed at the South Col.

  • Nawang gets rushed down the mountain to Katmandu.

  • They descended back to Camp 2 for a rest.

  • They left the base, and Scott Fishers crew looks good.

  • Jon separates a rib while coughing.

  • A boulder fell on Andy Hariss's chest.

  • They left Camp 2.

  • Jon hasn't slept or ate in 57 hours.

  • Chen Nu-Yan fell into a crevass and he survived, but died later.

  • Reach Camp 3

  • Jon reached the summit!

    altitude 29,028 ft. Jon and the rest of his group reached the summit

  • Andy Harris dies when he walked off a cliff.

  • Jon had problems thinking straight.

  • Horrible storm on the summit killed many.

    To date, 179 people have died trying to climb Mount Everest. More people died in the 1990's, but today better equipment and more experienced guides are provided, bringing the death and injury numbers down. In 1996, around 19 people died trying to reach the summit because of a deadly storm.

  • Scott Fisher's body was found.

  • Cotter had no transmission signal.

  • Rob Hall called his wife and told her not to worry.

    When Rob Hall called his wife, it was the last time anyone heard from him. He said "Sleep well my sweetheart. Please don't worry too much." At the time that this expedition was going on, Rob Hall's wife, Jan Arnold, was pregnant with their first child. Rob would never get to see his daughter.

  • Scott Fisher was buried above the South Col.

  • Rob Hall's body was found.

    Rob Hall was a very experienced mountain climber. In 1990, he climbed the highest points in all the continents in 6 hours short of 7 months. Also that year, it was the first time he reached the summit of Mount Everest. Seeing an amazing mountain climber like that die must have been a tragedy.