Twelve kinds of taste
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History, Adventure Consultants. Guided Expedition (1996 : Mount Everest), Adventure Consultants Guided Expedition (1996 : Mount Everest), Mountain Madness (Firm) Everest Expedition (1996)
When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10,1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion.
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Overwhelming, bleak, meticulous and epic.
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“Straddling the top of the world, one foot in China and the other in Nepal, I cleared the ice from my oxygen mask, hunched a shoulder against the wind, and stared absently down at the vastness of Tibet.”
Jon Krakauer (April 12,1954) is an American writer, journalist, and mountaineer, well-known for outdoor and mountain-climbing writing. In 2003, he ventured into the field of investigative journalism. **Source**: [Jon Krakauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Krakauer) on Wikipedia.
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Taste Buds. Other media included when they land close.
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“Does it take too many liberties with the true story?”
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“Is Into Thin Air emotionally manipulative?”
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“Is this Jon Krakauer's best work?”
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