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Il 10 maggio 1996 una tempesta colse di sorpresa quattro spedizioni alpinistiche che si trovavano sulla cima dell'Everest. Morirono nove alpinisti, incluse due delle migliori guide.
Con questo libro, Krakauer, che è uno dei fortunati che riuscirono a ridiscendere "la Montagna", scrive non solo la cronaca di quella tragedia ma intende anche fornire importanti informazioni sulla storia e sulla tecnica delle ascensioni all'Everest.
Offre inoltre un esame provocatorio delle motivazioni che stanno dietro alle ascensioni ad alta quota, nonché una drammatica testimonianza del perché quella tragedia si poteva evitare.
Ad Aria sottile rispose il grande Anatoli Boukreev con The Climb, Tragic Ambitions on Everest, contestandone la ricostruzione.
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Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended in the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.
In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day, eight people were dead. Krakauer's book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure and an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end. Written within months of the events it chronicles, Into Thin Air clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape. As the journey up the mountain progresses, Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs and perils of other Everest trips throughout history.
The author's own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions. One of the inspirations for the major motion picture Everest, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley. |
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