Mountain of Ice (2003)

Join an extreme expedition to the top of Antarcticaís highest peak Vinson Massif In this highaltitude adventure Jon Krakauer author of Into Thin Air worldclass mountaineer Conrad Anker and their team of climbers scientists and filmmakers take a trailblazing expedition to the top of Antarcticaís tallest peak Vinson Massif Along the way their experiences are contrasted with those of Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen and British explorer Robert Falcon Scott who in 1911 raced to be first to reach the South PoleKrakauerís insightful narration takes you to the driest and coldest continent on earth where the team embarks on an extreme mission to not only to summit Vinson by traversing the unclimbed east face but also to determine its exact height and to take snow measurements that will help scientists study weather patterns