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Over Northern India: 30,000 Feet
Krakauer is greeted at the airport by Andy Harris. At the hotel, Krakauer meets Hall. Hall's group takes a helicopter to Lukla from which they will hike to Everest Base Camp. Krakauer is nervous about the climbing abilities of his fellow climbers. -
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Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
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Phakding: 9,186 Feet
From Lukla, the group hikes to Phakding to spend the night. Next, the group hikes to Namche to meet up with the Sherpas. The group stops at a Buddhist monastery for tea and blessings. The groups hikes to Base Camp, slowly so as to acclimatize to the altitude. The group stays at Pheriche for the night. The group then reaches Khumbu Glacier. Hall is told to rescue one of the Sherpas who has fallen and broken a leg. -
Lobuje: 16,200 Feet
The Sherpa has been retrieved and the group will leave Lobuje to head to Base Camp. The group arrives at Base Camp. At camp, Hall and Scott Fischer meet. Fischer is described as a bit of a wild child climber. Fischer had already approached Krakauer to write the article for Outside, but Krakauer turned him down. Hall received cash and advertising space in return for Krakauer's place in his group. Doug Hall is experiencing headaches. Krakauer is having troubles with the altitude. -
Everest Base Camp: 17,600 Feet
Krakauer details the method of climbing Everest. The climbers use static ropes instead of roping themselves to each other. The group travels to Camp One. Krakauer calls his wife who was not happy about him climbing again. -
Camp One: 19,500 Feet
Krakauer talks about the pull of Everest and about various climbers who have tried. Some of the people on Fischer's team are experienced climbers, but no one on Hall's team is. There are other teams on the mountain who are worried about the presence of Hall's and Fischer's teams. -
Camp One: 19,500 Feet
The group rests at Base Camp for two days before going on. Krakauer helps Ang Dorji with digging out platforms for their tents. A snowstorm leaves a foot of snow on the mountain. The group climbs to Camp Two, seeing the body of a dead Sherpa along the way. The group then returns to Base Camp. A Sherpa becomes ill with HAPE. The Sherpa dies from this illness a few weeks later. Pittman is a wealthy journalist who is climbing, reporting the news of deaths along the way. -
Camp Two: 21,300 Feet
Krakauer is at Camp Two and they are to hike to Camp Three. It is very cold and the men don't want to leave their sleeping bags. The group has to call off the climb and return to Camp Two because of bad weather. Hansen is having health issues. Tension between the groups grows at Camp Two. Superstitions abound from the Sherpas on the climbs. -
Lhotse Face: 23,400 Feet
Krakauer and the group head to Camp Three again. HACE is another problem for climbers, although rare. Dale Kruse was affected the day before. The group descends to Camp Two and then to Base Camp to rest for the ascent to the summit. The target date for the ascent to the summit is May 10. -
Base Camp: 17,600 Feet
The group arrives at Camp Two. They encounter Goran Kropp who is descending, even though he didn't make it to the top. Fischer has been going back and forth between camps, and letting his group do the same. Boukreev, though paid as a guide, is not acting as one. The group begins to climb Lhotse Face toward Camp Three. The group rests in Camp Three without Sherpas. At Camp Three, the climbers receive oxygen tanks for the rest of the climb. The Taiwanese team also plans to reach th -
Camp Three: 24,000 Feet
Krakauer and the group continue the climb. The author struggles to get ahead of everyone else. Krakauer makes it to South Col, the location of Camp Four. The weather is getting worse and worse. But then the wind dies down and the group heads out at night to reach the summit. Some climbers decide to descend back to Camp Four. Krakauer makes it to The Balcony and waits for the rest of the group. Lopsang has short roped Pittman for unknown reasons.
