Michael Tracy·Feb 22Analysis of the “Stunt”Although not mentioned in either The Climb or Into Thin Air, in Climbing High, Lene Gammelgaard mentions that Scott Fischer and Lopsang…
Michael Tracy·Feb 2Factual Errors and Journalistic Lapses in Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer — February 1, 2026Note: Page numbers are from the Kindle edition.
Michael Tracy·Jan 25Analysis of Doug Hansen’s Early TurnaroundThe main cause of the deaths on the Adventure Consultants team was that early in the morning on May 10th, Doug Hansen decided he wasn’t…
Michael Tracy·Jan 23Analysis of the Rope Fixing Issue for 1996A common trope about the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster is that delays waiting on ropes to be fixed were a significant factor in the…
Andrew Szanton·Jan 4Chris McCandless: A Death in AlaskaIt’s hard to write about Alaskans in a way that’s both compelling and fair. You can feast on some of Alaska’s eccentric characters, or take…
InBooks Are Our SuperpowerbySusan C.·Mar 13, 2025When Mountains Become Markets: The Disturbing Legacy of Everest’s Deadliest DayHow Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air” Reveals Our Unlearned Lessons 29 Years LaterA response icon1A response icon1
Jon Krakauer·Feb 11, 2025The YouTuber on a Mission to Trash My Book: Chapter SixA refutation of Michael Tracy’s deceitful campaign to impugn the veracity of “Into Thin Air” and spread misinformation about the 1996…A response icon6A response icon6
Jon Krakauer·Feb 10, 2025The YouTuber on a Mission to Trash My Book: Chapter FiveA refutation of Michael Tracy’s deceitful campaign to impugn the veracity of “Into Thin Air” and spread misinformation about the 1996…A response icon7A response icon7
Jon Krakauer·Feb 9, 2025The YouTuber on a Mission to Trash My Book: Chapter FourA refutation of Michael Tracy’s deceitful campaign to impugn the veracity of “Into Thin Air” and spread misinformation about the 1996…A response icon6A response icon6
Jon Krakauer·Feb 6, 2025The YouTuber on a Mission to Trash My Book: Chapter OneA refutation of Michael Tracy’s obsessive campaign to impugn the veracity of “Into Thin Air”A response icon56A response icon56
