This was an excellent book and it was a storm that killed these climbers but explained quite clearly what altitude sickness could do to the climbers and how important it was to acclimate before going on up to higher elevations - up and then back to base camp and out again for days on end. Very interesting to me.
“”Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster is a 1997 bestselling non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer.[1] It details the author’s presence at Mount Everest during the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, when eight climbers were killed and several others were stranded by a “rogue storm”.””
“Touching the Void” is a must see movie; about a climb in Peru, not Everest, but it really brings the climbing experience to your tv room.