I want to make a little plug for Jon Krakauer. I recently read “Into the Wild” as well as “Into Thin Air” and they were both fantastic! “Into Thin Air” is my favourite of the two, but he writes both works with such precision and clarity that you are literally drawn into the piece. “Into Thin Air” is Jon Krakauer’s personal account of an excursion up Everest gone wrong with terrible consequences. The story makes one realize how little control we have over the elements and how important it is to be prepared for every contingency when outdoors.