You Must Read This Book! In To Thin Air by Jon Krakaur

Trust is the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. We could not live in a world without it since it is a key part of life. Playing basketball has taught me one small aspect of what makes trust important. I have learned that I need to trust my teammates, and that they need to know they can always trust me. Although our whole team may not be extremely close off the court, we play together as a team on the court. In this way, my basketball team can relate to the expedition team of Jon Krakauer, the author of Into Thin Air. Starting out as near strangers may have been very challenging and nerve wracking for them at first, but learning to trust one another was a necessity, especially because of the many dangers that appear up on Everest. My teammates do make mistakes sometimes, but our team works through it and pushes past it. No matter what obstacles occur or what mistakes are made, I have learned to never lose trust in my teammates. In Krakauer’s experience, too, some of the others make costly mistakes, but he never gave up on any of them. Although playing basketball is completely unrelated to climbing Everest, trusting in your teammates is essential for both of them.

Into Thin Air tells the story of the one of deadliest season in the history of Everest, and is a tragedy full of broken crushed dreams and relationships that are torn apart.. Jon Krakauer, a journalist working for Outside magazine, tells his version of the events that occur during his expedition in an attempt to purge his feelings about Everest. Climbing under the leadership of Rob Hall, a very well respected man and climber, Krakauer becomes close with many of his fellow clients and guides, who each have a different reason...

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... the end is tragic, it also includes stories of true heroism and determination to push until the end. In this way, it is an inspiration to me and motivates me to never give up. This book is perfect for anybody wanting to read about true willpower and a drive to push until the very end. Even though most readers may have no connection to climbing Everest, many personal connections can be made with both the characters and events that occur in this book. Readers almost feel like they know the characters and are living through the experience, which makes extremely hard to read when some of the climbers are abandoned, lost, and never to be seen again. Seeing the extent of how much readers are affected only from reading this book makes it very difficult to imagine what it would have been like to have to live through this, which makes the book even more remarkable to read.