Into Thin Air
Reader Response
Motivation
Your Own Life
In The Book
"Secretly, I dreamed of ascending Everest myself one day; for more than a decade it remained a burning ambition" (58)
“Once Everest was determined to be the highest summit on earth, it was only a matter of time before people decided that Everest needed to be climbed.” (27)
Perseverance
Your Own Life
In The Book
"Indeed, shortly after dark, after Beidleman’s group failed to return, Boukreev made a courageous attempt to bring oxygen to them" (354).
“...I quickly came to understand that climbing Everest was primarily about enduring pain. And in subjecting ourselves to week after week of toil, tedium, and suffering, it struck me that most of use were probably seeking, above else, something like a state of grace.” (136)