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Early May 1996 is a time that is seared into the memories of mountaineers across the globe. Eight climbers who were caught in a blizzard high on Mount Everest died in one of the worst disasters the climbing world had ever seen. It was also the best-documented. Writer Jon Krakauer was part of a guided expedition covering his experience for Outside magazine and later wrote the bestselling book “Into Thin Air.” Thirty years later, Krakauer sat down with @NationalGeographic’s Grayson Schaffer and reflected on the disaster, why he wishes he’d never have gone, and the current state of Everest climbing:
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Jon Krakauer on his Everest climb: ‘I wish I’d never gone’
Nobody goes there. It’s almost suicidal. She was there with the world’s best climbers, Steve Swenson and Alex.…
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