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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

January 30, 2013 by Anne Korkeakivi

The main protagonist of this 1997 nonfiction title by Jon Krakauer about the deadliest climb in Mt. Everest’s history is the world highest mountain; the leading foe, the sudden snowstorm that caught several simultaneous expeditions by surprise. Unforgettable and a page-turner.

Anne Korkeakivi

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We’re in need of a bit of peace come dropping sl

We’re in need of a bit of peace come dropping slow, aren’t we? Here’s some from Geneva.

Back in Switzerland after a blissfully restorative

Back in Switzerland after a blissfully restorative weekend in beautiful Calabria, cleared the fog in my head with a swim in the Atlantic, ready to roll up my sleeves now and get to work.

Ho ho ho! Holiday season op-ed in the NY Daily News

“A highlight of the month of December for my sisters and me, growing up in New York City in the…

Personal Essay in The Missouri Review

“She ordered me a lemonáda. For the next few weeks during that hot confusing summer, many years ago, this…

Short Story in Pangyrus

“Just follow.” He took off, pushing the larger ferns from his face. There were two paths to choose from, both…

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