Black South African woman recruited by Ian Woodall for the South African Everest expedition. Krakauer suggests that Woodall manipulates Deysel into thinking that she might be ascending Everest with Woodall and the rest of the team, even though it's clear that Woodall never intended for her to do so—he never even bothered getting a climbing permit for her.
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Deshun Deysel Character Timeline in Into Thin Air
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Chapter 7
...had to reconfigure the team. Previously, he’d recruited a backup climber, a black woman named Deshun Deysel , who had almost no climbing experience. After the first “wave” of resignations, Woodall claimed...
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Chapter 8
...Krakauer meet Ian Woodall’s girlfriend, Alexandrine Gaudin, his brother, Philip Woodall, and another team member, Deshun Deysel . Krakauer planned to ask Deysel if she knew that her name wasn’t listed for...
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