In May, 1996, the media scrambled to document the gripping story of 16-year-old Mark Pfetzer`s expedition to Mt. Everest. Not only was he the youngest climber ever to attempt the summit, but he bore witness to the tragedy documented in Krakauer`s Into Thin Air. In this suspenseful, moment-by-moment, first-person narrative, Mark takes readers past the ever-shifting Khumbu Icefall, over 300 foot crevices, and up into the high-altitude Death Zone of Everest. By turns triumphant and tragic, this story will be an inspiration to anyone who reads it. Full-color eight-page photo insert.