What is the author's tone in Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer?

The tone of "Into Thin Air" is primarily objective and straightforward. Events are presented in a journalistic style, with times and dates cited and quotations provided by the main subjects, as in a magazine article, which is what the book is based on, largely. This matter-of-fact tone sometimes contrasts sharply with the dramatic and emotional events that Krakauer is describing.