Into Thin Air
Who is Yasuko Namba from Into Thin Air and what is their importance?
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Yasuko is a Japanese executive who Hall notices is rather weak for the climb. Although she summits, she gets lost with a group of climbers on her descent and dies. Yasuko is an example of how easy it is for Everest to claim the lives of inexperienced and unprepared climbers.