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Jon Krakauer 1-hour DEFINITIVE interview re: 1996 Everest

No punches pulled, assigns blame on all of the blameworthy h...
Salmon tripping dilemma
  05/20/26
!!!
Boyish sienna newt forum
  05/20/26
I didn't listen to the interview, but I read some excerpts e...
Passionate space
  05/20/26
Yep. You should take an hour and listen though. Very inter...
Salmon tripping dilemma
  05/20/26
Ty, ty. I’d missed this and will be sure to give it a...
heady sadistic stage preventive strike
  05/20/26
He's 180. Did you read Eiger Dreams?
Salmon tripping dilemma
  05/20/26
I haven’t, but am adding it to the list!
heady sadistic stage preventive strike
  05/20/26
he's jewish on his FATHER'S side and UNITARIAN on his mother...
walnut maniacal bbw
  05/20/26


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Date: May 20th, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: Salmon tripping dilemma

No punches pulled, assigns blame on all of the blameworthy here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1u5r4cyY-Q

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867711&forum_id=2).#49891899)



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Date: May 20th, 2026 2:28 PM
Author: Boyish sienna newt forum

!!!

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Date: May 20th, 2026 2:59 PM
Author: Passionate space

I didn't listen to the interview, but I read some excerpts elsewhere. As I recall, he blamed himself for the catastrophe to a large degree. He speculated that the reason Rob Hall tried to guide several clients to the summit late in the day (long after the designated "turn around" time) was because Hall was worried that his company would look bad if his clients didn't make it to the top while clients from a rival company did. Since Krakauer was a reporter for Outside, it was especially important that he didn't look bad. Krakauer thought that Hall took stupid risks that he wouldn't normally take because he was worried that Krakauer would make him look bad in his writeup.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867711&forum_id=2).#49891934)



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Date: May 20th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: Salmon tripping dilemma

Yep. You should take an hour and listen though. Very interesting.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867711&forum_id=2).#49891941)



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Date: May 20th, 2026 5:51 PM
Author: heady sadistic stage preventive strike

Ty, ty. I’d missed this and will be sure to give it a listen.

What’s XO consensus on Krakauer? Certified badass or effete pretender or mere outside observer, occasionally dabbling in actual adventure?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867711&forum_id=2).#49892070)



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Date: May 20th, 2026 7:21 PM
Author: Salmon tripping dilemma

He's 180. Did you read Eiger Dreams?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867711&forum_id=2).#49892195)



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Date: May 20th, 2026 7:44 PM
Author: heady sadistic stage preventive strike

I haven’t, but am adding it to the list!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867711&forum_id=2).#49892214)



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Date: May 20th, 2026 7:25 PM
Author: walnut maniacal bbw

he's jewish on his FATHER'S side and UNITARIAN on his mother's. he did some real climbing when he was younger.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867711&forum_id=2).#49892196)