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| INTERVIEW WITH JON KRAKAUER
BT: What are you working on now? JK: I'm six weeks overdue on a piece for National Geographic about going to the heart of Antarctica, to a place called Queen Maud Land, where I climbed with Alex Lowe, who's the best climber in the world. BT: Most people have read Into Thin Air would be shocked to hear that you've gone climbing again since returning from Everest. JK: Well, I came back from Everest with serious doubts about the whole business of climbing, but it's really important to me. I'd give up writing before I gave up climbing. I had this invitation to climb with the best, and to go to this amazing place with these beautiful, huge fins of granite sticking out of the ice that had never been climbed before. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I took it. I committed with a little anxiety, and when I went I had greater anxiety, but it ended up being one of the best trips I've ever done. It was uneventful, the climbing was the kind of climbing I know how to do technical, steep, vertical and overhanging granite. There was nothing higher than 11,000 feet. What kind of sport is mainly pictured in the interview?Climbing. ________and Jon Krakauer took it.It was a once in a lifetime opportunity All of the following points are mentioned in the interview except:Jon Krakauer climbed with Boris, the best climber in the world What is the issue of discussion between the interviewer and Jon Krakauer?Jon Krakauer's climbing experience. What did Jon Krakauer feel while returning from Everest?Serious doubts about the whole business of climbing. What is Alex Lowe like in Jon Krakauer's opinion?Alex is the best climber in the world. What place did Jon Krakauer leave with serious doubts about the whole business of climbing?Everest. Most people have read Into Thin Air______to hear that Jon Krakauer has gone climbing again since returning from Everest.would be shocked жүктеу/скачать 0.93 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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