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Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. Vocabulary. Into Thin Air – Krakauer - Vocabulary. cache – An area for storing supplies inconvenient to carry When we got there, an examination of the oxygen cache immediately revealed that there were at least six full bottles

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Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

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  1. Into Thin Airby Jon Krakauer Vocabulary

  2. Into Thin Air – Krakauer - Vocabulary • cache – An area for storing supplies inconvenient to carry • When we got there, an examination of the oxygen cache immediately revealed that there were at least six full bottles • vulnerable - capable of being wounded or hurt • We would instantly become more vulnerable to frostbite. • sullen - sulky, moody, or bad-tempered • Looking sullen, he sat beside me in the snow. • imminent – likely to occur at any moment • Everest climbers are programmed to disregard signs of grave and imminent danger. • stupor - A state of mental numbness; a daze • Lounging in the sun in a stupor, I completely lost track of time. • apprehension - fear of future trouble or evil. • Any impulse was extinguished by overwhelming apprehension about the long, dangerous descent that lay ahead. • balk - to stop and stubbornly refuse to go on. • I balked at going farther without gas.

  3. Jon Krakauer was smart. Jon Krakauer was lucky 3rd Period Weather conditions on Mt. Everest People’s actions because of weather

  4. Jon Krakauer was smart. Jon Krakauer was lucky 6th Period Weather conditions on Mt. Everest People’s actions because of weather

  5. Jon Krakauer was smart. Jon Krakauer was lucky 7th Period Weather conditions on Mt. Everest People’s actions because of weather

  6. Jon Krakauer was smart. Jon Krakauer was lucky Name: Weather conditions on Mt. Everest People’s actions because of weather

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