OH MY GOD, this was a harrowing read and I could not put it down. Well...that's not entirely accurate. I don't normally buy books, so I initially borrowed this from the library on my e-reader. A few chapters in, I knew I wanted it on my bookshelf permanently so I stopped reading until I bought a physical copy.

I didn't know much about mountaineering or about the tragedy, but this book transported me right onto Everest with the climbers. It was raw, it was human, it was terrifying. Krakauer is a masterful writer.