Into Thin Air Chapters 6-8 Quiz

What do some of the climbers unpack when they are getting ready for their first acclimatization climb, much to Krakauer's alarm?

• fingerless gloves

• new boots

• white gear

• thin jackets

The climbers on Everest do not _____________ for safety, which is different from other climbs Krakauer has done.

• use safety clips

• rope themselves together

• use rope nets

• carry extra rope

Who sneaks into Tibet and makes it up to 21,000 feet where he finds a cache of supplies, but dies anyway?

• Rufussion

• Corgay

• Tenzing

• Wilson

What climber actually saved the lives of five other climbers as he tried to ascent to the top of K2?

• Scott Fisher

• Schoening

• Rob Hall

• Anatoli Bourkeev

What is the only treatment for the illness HAPE?

• descend to lower altitude

• surgery

• dangerous medications

• bedrest