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From “one of the smartest and most comedic minds in America” (David Eggers), a tale as tall as Mount Everest itself. Into Hot Air is a laugh-out-loud parody of epic adventure stories, by bestselling author and funnyman Chris Elliott.
For decades the world has credited renowned explorer Sir Edmund Hillary with being the first person to stand atop Everest. But was he? Evidence to the contrary arrives one day on the doorstep of Chris Elliott: an anonymous package that contains the
diary of his great-uncle Uncle Percy, an adventurer (and raving loony) who mysteriously disappeared in 1924 while climbing the great mountain. The diary seems to indicate that Percy, not Hillary, was the first person to reach the peak. By retracing his great-uncle’s journey, Chris believes he will be able to uncover the mystery behind his disappearance and prove once and for all who was really the first person to mount Mount Everest.
Chris recruits an all-star cast of celebrities to join (and fund) the outrageous adventure. For three days and five nights the group endures the ravages of hurricane-force winds, blinding blizzards, bitter temperatures, and at least one guy’s insufferable, off-key singing. But the amateur climbers discover that they are battling
more than just nature’s elements. Someone—or something—will stop at nothing to keep them from reaching the summit.
