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Doug Hansen from Kent, Washington, was possibly the first and only postal worker to successfully climb Mt. Everest. This article explores his amazing feat and his tragic death.
Doug Hansen's story is perhaps the most devastating in all of Into Thin Air. It's like if Rudy ended with its titular character warming the bench or Remember the Titans ended with everyone actually forgetting those… those… what do you call 'em again?
Get everything you need to know about Doug Hansen in Into Thin Air. Analysis, related quotes, timeline.
W swojej książce „Into Thin Air”, opisującej swoje osobiste doświadczenia w ramach niefortunnej ekspedycji Adventure Consultants Everest z 1996 roku, autor Jon Krakauer opisuje swoje własne wrażenia z Douga Hansena, który stał się jego najbliższym przyjacielem wśród członków grupy.
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. Straddling the top of the world, one foot in Tibet and the other in Nepal, I cleared the ice from my oxygen mask, hunched a shoulder against the wind, and stared absently at the vast sweep of earth below. I understood on some dim, detached level that it was a spectacular sight.
7 lip 2023 · Doug Hansen, an American climber and postal worker, tragically lost his life during the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster. Hansen, dubbed “mailman” due to his occupation, joined Rob Hall’s Adventure Consultants team with the aim of summiting Everest that season.
“Into Thin Air reads like a fine novel—the main characters breathe their way through a plot so commanding, the book is hard to put down.” —AMAZON REVIEWS “Make room on your shelf for mountaineering classics.… Krakauer’s grip on your emotions will leave you gasping for breath.” —LOS ANGELES TIMES
