#thinair

[novenrir]

February 2022 - Book #2

Thin Air by Michelle Paver:- 

Ok, so I actually started reading this book back on the 4th November 2020. I remember I took my mum to a hair dressing appointment and rather than sit in the salon and wait I went for a wonder. I decided that I fancied a coffee and a read, but didn’t have anything with me. Coming across The Works shop, and knowing how you can often find a respectable book and a reasonable price I had a browse around. With what felt like a rummage around, I was about to give up hope of finding a book and would turn to grab a magazine, gazing down at the very bottom shelf at the back of the shop stood Thin Air with its deep blue cover enticing me in. 

Now, I have read Michelle Paver before. I absolutely loved Dark Matter; A Ghost Story. Michelle is able to build atmosphere and suspense in such a way that you don’t need to see a ghost or ghoul, you know its there. It looms large in the background and you’re driven to place yourself in the shoes of the character, to feel the void which comes with being left alone in a desolate environment which we know is frightening enough in itself. But then you’re made to feel that lurking in that void is a faceless foe, a presence of unnerving fear, disbandment and desolation. She has a way of putting a unique twist of the ghost story franchise. It took me a while to find an author I could connect with when it comes to a classic ghost story. 

Thin Air kept my admiration strong for this author. It is chilling in both the sense that you’d get when strap to the side of a mountain thousands of feet in the air and that which you’d feel if you were left alone with a malevolent spirit. Combine the two and you’re in for a rollercoaster of a ride. What I like most though about Michelle’s ghost stories is that you get an explanation. We discover why these spirits haven’t moved on, why they continue to suffer their own torment and subject those un-expecting travellers to the despair as well.  

This was a strong five star review from me. I am just hopeful that one can expect more chilling tales from this author. She appears once again on my to read list in the form of Wakenhyrst which I am keen to move on to. 

Overall, a very pleasing experience. Once I managed to get back into reading it I was gripped and couldn’t put it down. These are definitely worth of the experience of reading at night, where they will play on your mind and make you wonder if the creak you heard in the hallway was just the aging of the house, or something more.

[klentertainment-blog]

Alcide show #linkinbio #subscribe . Our #kitchen #haunted so better #beware #food tends to #vanish might #thinair . #halloween #halloweenparty #kitchenorganization #kitchenisland #comedymeme #memes😂 #memesdaily #scray #comedyskit #comedyshow #halloweenhorrornights #halloweenart #memegod #youtubememe #youtubememes #hauntedlocations https://www.instagram.com/p/CU_yWGegZod/?utm_medium=tumblr

[tobias-marschall]

Smoke in thin air. Parallel to opium, cheap cigarettes make their way upland in large boxes. Heavy smokers there are, claiming two packs a day, despite hypoxia. I quit smoking following my first journey upland. #Afghanistan #Pamir #Smoke #Cigarette #gold #portrait #addiction #thinair #neverstopexploring #quitsmoking (at Vakhan, Afghanistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGN7sLSBZbG/?igshid=1mxpdi17kbsdw

[bahhumpug]

Thin Air by Michelle Paver is a short and creepy read about a mountain climbing adventure that is shadowed by a prior trip decades earlier that ended in disaster. I don't want to say much more & encourage you to pick up this and Paver's other spooky book, Dark Matter, if you like subtle horror. * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #pugsandbooks #bookreview #michellepaver #thinair #horrorbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B6rxP8jAQHu/?igshid=v8yne6jn81lj

[strangertosomevisiontonone]

It feels like we’re already flying, but the air is too thin and we’re dying #thinair https://www.instagram.com/p/B2_Px6hgARW/?igshid=ikpa7xwnjq5c

[pajarosparadisos]

#tbt to #summer #colorado #hikes . . . 1st/last shot: @h_cizzle #hiking #boulder #mountains #greenmountain #flatirons #vista #bigcountry #rockymountains #gethigh #thinair #travel #summer (at Boulder, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MXE4XlPoO/?igshid=eisy8sa392oc

[ummm-wait-what]

Oh, guess I don’t need that. 🥴

[francesco12corde]

Dolomiti di Sesto . . . . #hiking #snow #winter #dolomiti #dolomites #dolomitidisesto #nemeshalm #lifeincolor #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #callofthewild #intothewild #montequaternà #alpicarniche #thinair #blue #sunset #night #moon #clouds #cloudsporn (presso Alpe Nemes Hütte) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuTGux4jSgF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=70747bfes5jb

[t00muchcaffeine]

Ride✊🏼 . . . . #cordillera #montaña #rideon #yamaha #fz16 #ヤマハ #farellones #vallenevado #barnechea #bikelife #motolife #playoutside #domingo #sundayrideday #🏍 #braap #mountainroad #thinair #hipoxia #offroad #dirt #scl (at Farellones, Region Metropolitana, Chile) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqVwA8egbVg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=canltg6tzu13

[offthebackistan]

In the clouds over Quito. #teleferiqo #quito #andes #thinair (at Telefériqo Quito) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW33ut-FcDr/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thebluewizardeyes]

"I awoke only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." - #leonardodavinci In order to build a new life you must leave everything behind, even with the risk of turning all that you once believed to be true, into only a trace of thin air... More often than not, during those times of change, your heart will be in shock, and the spirit of things will abandon your body, leaving you empty, until, if you are lucky and focused enough, you meet "someone" or find "something" half way, that will gift you a new passion for life... Still, the impermanence of things, will teach you a new lesson, to stay silent and trusting the universe that unfolds around you, during the most chaotic times, TO BE the eye of the storm and never ever attach to anything or anyone anymore. Some masters call this kind of progressive crumbling and rebuilding proccess "ILLUMINATION". The story behind an eternal tale of souls that incarnate into this carbon based world... A continuation for C . O . S . M . O . S (with a beat) - a philosophical short film. #videoediting and #effects : @jose.anibal.concepcion.mejia #music #soundtrack : #blumarten - #thinair #location : @rubinmuseum #original #background #painting in the #photography by #chitraganesh from the #art #exposition #faceofthefuture 🎥 #relatedtopics : #reincarnation #mysticism #thirdeye #crownchakra #evolution #illumination #dimensionalportal #rebirthing #portal #nowness #rubinmuseum #rubinmuseumofart (at Rubin Museum of Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/BexC0QFB6NsI1aqVpZEAN3YK_MJpEMo3eODRbo0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jznd4k8m90d3

[kingcombover9]

Congratulations to everyone who set new back squat PR's yesterday. You all put your physical and mental toughness on display, and the results speak volumes on how far you have all come in your fitness journeys. We can't wait to see what new heights you guys are able to achieve as we move forward. • • • #konzastrength #konzastrong #squat #backsquat #bethehammer #eattheweak #triphasic #pr #pb #stronger #strongcommunity #community #mindset #thinair #raisethebar #manhattan #lifting #manhappiness #mhk #livegenerously #digdeep #dipg #littleappleliving #downtownmhk #littleapple #flinthills #flinthillss&c #TeamKS #ks #ksu (at Konza Strength)

[klentertainment-blog]

Alcide show #linkinbio #subscribe . Our #kitchen #haunted so better #beware #food tends to #vanish might #thinair . #halloween #halloweenparty #kitchenorganization #kitchenisland #comedymeme #memes😂 #memesdaily #scray #comedyskit #comedyshow #halloweenhorrornights #halloweenart #memegod #youtubememe #youtubememes #hauntedlocations https://www.instagram.com/p/CU_yWGegZod/?utm_medium=tumblr

[atlyoshi]

Es solitario en la cima 🏔☁️🌹 • #Yoshi #DuragAsAFaceMask #Atl #Denver #MileHigh #AllGas #Broncos #Rocky #ClearAir #ThinAir #Mountains #Peace WorldTour #Colorado #Beats #Apple #AmericanEagle #Durag #Braids #Colorful #Shrine #Amen #Fashion (at Lookout Mountain) https://www.instagram.com/p/COeAKbABnxd/?igshid=1pzpitt1vqoho

[janellekaz]

“Sublimation.” I completely underestimated the Andean mountain pass between Baeza and Quito. _ I had to stand up on my pegs for much of the journey just to keep warm, to keep the blood flowing to my limbs. _ The moisture swirling about the road was totally surreal; the word “sublimation” just kept rolling through my mind. _ It was like a road of dry ice, and it just kept climbing higher. _ When I stopped to take this video, my bike immediately died. Being carbuerated, it was running extremely rough, almost not at all (air too thin). _ I had to keep it above 5000rpms just to keep the bike alive, which meant second gear. _ My fingers and toes were completely numb, I couldn’t tell if the sides of the road were covered in frost or if that was just more of the dry ice looking effect, and yet the road just kept climbing. _ I saw many signs for spectacled bear crossing (Tremarctos ornatus, “Oso anteojos” the only bear of S America, which my bike is named after) and sent all of my motivating hope from wishing for the road to stop inclining to that of spotting one of these incredible animals. _ The road then got to a point where there was no visibility, just a wall of white with occasional swirling. I knew I had to keep going, to move through this place as fast as I could, which unfortunately was somewhat slowly, in second gear at 5500rpms. _ Finally, a break in the white. The top, with dry rolling mountains on the other side, a completely different ecosystem, and even a glimpse of blue sky. I made it. _ The temperature began to rapidly increase during the descent, and with it, the feeling back into my extremities. _ I’ve been trying to find the elevation of this road at the highest point, but I haven’t been able to load any of the detailed topographical maps with the poor internet connection I have here. If anyone could find this for me I’d be much obliged. Looks like it is around 4100m (13,451ft). _ #sublimation #andes #ecuador #humbled #moternature #altitude #thinair #motorcycleadventure #royalenfieldhimalayan #wild

[ilikeponies]

Soon, back at these altitudes 🙌🏼 #thinair ⤱ #bealpine (hier: Valais) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMtgTw0DdKz/?igshid=2r3ko4i05f7h