“Into Thin Air” chronicles the events of 1996, in which eight climbers were caught in a blizzard on Mt. Krakauer mentions was to illustrate how helpless people were and why they might not have been able to go out and rescue people …” said Kormákur in a reply sent to The Times through his publicist. “Our intention in the tent scene that Mr. However, the director, Baltasar Kormákur, told the LA Times that no harm was intended with their scene and that it was added to illustrate the extreme helplessness of the climbers during the blizzard.Īlso Read: Can 'Hotel Transylvania 2' Scare Up Box Office Win Over 'Everest,' 'The Intern'? What I’m saying is, no one came to my tent and asked.” I’m not saying I could have, or would have. “Anatoli came to several tents, and not even sherpas could go out. “I never had that conversation,” Krakauer said. In fact, the writer is particularly sour about a scene in which Russian guide Anatoli Boukreev asks Krakauer to help with the rescue, but he responds that he can’t help because he is “snow blind.”Īlso Read: 'Everest' Reality Check: How True Is Jake Gyllenhaal Drama Based on 1996 Climbing Tragedy? Krakauer is portrayed by Michael Kelly in the film, but Krakauer says he was never approached by the actor about his role. “It’s total bull,” Krakauer told the Los Angeles Times. “Anyone who goes to that movie and wants a fact-based account should read ‘Into Thin Air.'” That said, some people may find the detail of climbs boring at parts if their heart isn’t in it.Jon Krakauer, the author of “Into Thin Air” which chronicles his true-life experience on Everest when eight climbers died in a storm, is not a fan of Universal’s “Everest.”
Would I recommend: For anyone who loves adventure and a good old true story, it’s a must. Granted, my dodgy central heating and dad’s stingy eye on the meter may have had an impact on things, but when reading this book I genuinely felt I too was stranded in the Nepal blizzards, miles above humanity and civilisation. Wherever Krakauer’s words take you, you know it’s going to be somewhere you’ve never been before. I’ll admit I’m slightly bias and have been a doting fan of Krakauer’s ever since reading ‘Into The Wild’, falling in love with the adventure and free spirited lust that shines through every sentence his mind concocts. Luckily, ‘Into Thin Air’ is a book I love and the personal account of the 1996 Everest Disaster through the eyes of journalist turned mountaineer, Jon Krakauer. What I think so far: I tend to find I’m like Marmite with books – I either love them or hate them and there is no in between.
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