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Thin Air
On Kangchenjunga, altitude is deadly—but the mountain’s past may be worse.
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About Thin Air
In 1935, five English climbers leave Darjeeling to attempt Kangchenjunga, the sacred Himalayan peak with a brutal reputation. As the expedition faces sickness, isolation, and extreme altitude, buried history and uncanny dread close in around them.
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Content warnings
- death
- racism
- injury-detail
- grief
- classism
- racial-slurs
- gore
- body-horror
- murder
