![]() ![]() ![]() On the way down, he notices clouds over nearby peaks that had been clear just one hour earlier. At 1:17pm, Krakauer turns and begins descending after less than five minutes on the summit, pausing only to take quick pictures of fellow hikers Andy Harris, a guide on his team, and Anatoli Bourkeev, a guide on a different expedition. Additionally, the low levels of oxygen at that altitude have caused his mental capacity to drop dangerously low. ![]() His body is cold, weak, and battered after being unable to eat much over the previous days and enduring painful fits of coughing that left him with separated ribs. Krakauer looks down on the spectacular view of Tibet below him, but he lacks the energy to truly appreciate the moment. The book opens with the narrator and author, Jon Krakauer, on the 29,028-foot summit of Mt. ![]()
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