Michelle Paver - Thin Air

In 1935, Dr. Stephen Pearce joins a British expedition to conquer Kangchenjunga, the third-highest and deadliest mountain in the Himalayas. Following in the tragic footsteps of an earlier, failed attempt, the five climbers face extreme conditions, including mountain sickness, treacherous weather, and deep isolation. As they ascend, the harsh environment and the mountain's dark history begin to take a psychological toll on Stephen. He experiences increasingly unsettling events, raising questions of whether his paranoia is a result of the high altitude or a genuine haunting by the legendary Kangchenjunga Demon. Michelle Paver crafts a compelling ghost story by blending the psychological terror of a high-stakes climb with a creeping sense of the supernatural.