In 1996 a outside magazine asked Jon to join an expedition for Mount Everest.
In the spring of 1996, Makalu Gau, 41, and Chen Yu Nan, 36, were poised to make an attempt on the summit of Mount Everest.
Mach 29, the journey begins.
April 6, expedition took helicopter to Lukla, base camp at 9,200 feet.
April 25, guide ropes need to be fixed.
April 26, Nawang gets rushed to Kathmandu.
May 6, Scott Fischer's crew looked good.
May 7, Jon has seperated ribs while coughing.
May 8, boulder falls on Andy Haris's chest.
Chen Nu-Yan falls into crevasse and survives, but dies later.
May 9, Jon hasn't slept for 57 hours.
May 10, Scott Fischer and Rob Hall died on Mount Everest.
Jon collapsed in his tent and hallucinating and hypoxia, but he was safe.
May 10, Major storm on summit, 8 die and others stranded.
May 10, Jon gets new O2 from camp, weather starts to turn.
May 10, Jon Krakauer has ramen noodles and peanut M&M.
May 10, 3:10 storm on summit.
May 10, Jon Krakauer loses his O2 supply after Andy accidently opens the valve.
May 10, 1996 Boukreev began his descent to Camp 4 at 2:30 p.m.
May 11, Stranded Rob Hall called his wife and told her to sleep well and don't worry too much.
May 1, Descended back to camp 2 for rest.
May 23, IMAX expedition finds Rob Hall body.
On May 23, Jon and his team made it on top of Mount Everest
Of the eight guides and clients, onl two people made it, Jon Krakauer and this other guy made it.
The eight guides were Martin Adams (47), Charlotte Fox (38), Lene Gamelgaard (35), Dale Kruse (45), Time Madsen (33), Sandy Hill Pittman (41), Pete Schoening (68), and Klev Schoening (38).
