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When the desire to get to the top of the world becomes the goal of life and overshadows reason, desire wins, not reason. It doesn't matter that this adventure costs many tens of dollars and can cost a priceless life. The group is led by an experienced guide along a well-planned route, for the opportunity to stand for a few minutes at the highest point on the planet, Mount Everest. But there, at an altitude of 8848 metres, in thin air, the brain will lose millions of cells, the body will become treacherously weak, and even the most experienced will start making mistakes. For some, their mistakes will be fatal.

This book is a personal account of the famous American journalist and climber John Krakauer about the 1996 Everest tragedy. About what lies behind the "impressions" of being on the "roof of the world", about personal responsibility and the tragedy of the civilised world.