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Everest Climbers In Into Thin Air

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In the book Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer and the Everest climbers that descended the mountain were faced with a storm. As the storm continued, the climbers had to fight for their lives. The expedition’s guides did not enforced a turn away time. In the movie, one of the scenes is Rob Hall telling Doug Hansen to turn back. This is a key similarity and one of the most important elements. The South African group that wouldn’t let the Nepal team borrowed their radio was not mentioned in the movie. The conditions in the movie were fairly close to the conditions on Everest. The wind was harsh and the snow blinding the climbers. Climbers could only see a few feet in front of them. Lobuche was not mentioned in the movie. Lobuche is a nasty

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