At some point in everyone’s life they come across a life changing obstacle, also known as their everest. In the book, Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, the climbers Jon Krakauer, Rob Hall, sherpas, and many other people, climb Mount Everest with hopes of summiting. For them this is their everest. When the word everest is said the automatic thought is Mount Everest, but in this case everest holds the definition of a tough obstacle that is overcome because of the work and effort that was put into it to get through it. This was most likely the toughest obstacle the climbers have ever faced, and is obviously a life changing event. My everest on the other hand is much different than climbing Mount Everest. My everest is more centered around my life when I was about eight years old.…
The Caringa and Bimbadeen ski lodges were both destroyed in the disaster. The impact zone of the landslide was very unstable, delaying the speed of the rescue effort. The area which was being searched for survivors had to be constantly monitored by specialists. This was in order to reduce the risk of injury to rescue workers.…
Have you ever heard of the word Sherpa? It might not be a common name in America, but it sure is in Nepal! A Sherpa is a name for a group of Nepalis that live high in the Himalayas. A lot of them have jobs carrying supplies and equipment up treacherous mountains to climbers. The of the most recognized sherpa’s name was Tenzing Norgay. Tenzing had many honorable traits, such as courage, determination, and resourcefulness, that helped him accomplish many admirable tasks.…
The author provides first hand account to support his claims as well as evidence that was provided by other survivors of his Everest group. Krakauer also gives brief history of Everest and previous successful expeditions.…
Everest including images to better visualize the text. The author first begins the story in the middle when they are returning to the bottom of the mountain. He tells who didn’t survive or who had contracted a fatal injury he then continues to tell us about the impact of the challenge “… to the tragedy the Everest climb has rocked my LIFE to its core …” (Pg. 3). This quote reflects his perspective on the expedition. His vivid figurative language and exquisite imagery pertaining to every event made the passage not only highly realistic but parallel . It was as if the reader was with him and they struggles and felt lightheaded and experienced the same minor injuries. Although the author was advised not to pursue the expidition, he ignored and continued to walk in his ambitions. “Finally I woke up enough to recognize that I was in deep shit and the cavalry wasn't coming so I better do something about it myself” (Chpt. 20). This quote portrays his perspective on his situation and how he feels about the potential overall outcome of his actions. This quote also reflects his personality as a strong-willed individual. He was able to single handedly accomplish getting to base 4 half-frozen on the verge of death. Not only did he rely on teammates that left but was able to live using strength and determination with his mighty…
Each year climbers flock to Base Camp at the foot of Mt. Everest, spending anywhere from about $15,000 to $114,000 for a shot at the summit. About half of those people make it to the top. 280 people have died trying to climb Everest or make it back down. Yet despite the cost, even your life, the number of attempts and summits is on its way up every year. In Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, Everest stands as symbol of dreams and hopes; for the westerners. To the workers of the mountain, the Sherpas, it was a symbol of God and their way of life. Above all Everest was a symbol that commanded respect.…
By doing so, we can save globally threatened species that make the Himalayas their home such as the Asian elephant and the rhino, as well as species that are specific to the Himalayas…
His reliability has been questioned ever since his book was released. Anatoli Boukreev’s testimonies against Krakauer did not stifle this controversy, but rather fueled it. Questions regarding ethics, character portrayals, and state of mind arose. The other climbers that told their stories provided a new, unique perspective. Some of their stories corroborated Krakauer’s events, though others’ sided more with Boukreev. While the media and general public can speculate all they want about who was telling the true facts, what actually happened on that mountain, and who was responsible for the deaths that occurred, the only ones that know the real answers are those that took part of that 1996 Mount Everest…
The degree of loyalty and teamwork on Everest amplifies potential hazards to professional guides and their fellow clients. In this expedition, ‘guide’ means a leader of group, thus all guides have responsibility to care clients as individual. However, caring those inexperienced climbers at the 8,000 meters above is too extreme for the guides. Shigekawa who is one of Japanese climber on Everest explains that they “were too tired to help. Above 8,000 meters is not a place where people can afford morality.” However, in that terrible condition, honorable guide such as Rob Hall has to support his client Doug Hansen. When Hall reaches to South summit to support Doug Hansen to achieve his goal, Doug’s oxygen has run out, and they become stranded at the top. Hall could have left Hansen and descend the mountain for survival, “Hall, however wouldn’t consider going down without Hansen.” Hall is trying to protect his clients until the very end and his loyalty could deserve respect as a leader. As a result, extreme loyalty and trusting between guides and clients brings more death on the expedition.…
Tropical rainforests occupy only 7.5% of the worlds surface and is 1.2 billion hectares, yet over half of all plants and animal species live or grow here. The largest rainforest in the world is Amazon which is 600 million hectares and covers nine nations- Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guiana, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname. Tropical rainforests are home to many rare plant and animals, they contain 80% of all insects and 90% of all primates. Many plants and animals can only survive in the conditions tropical rainforests provide and are in danger of being instinct if tropical rainforests are chopped down.…
People take advantage of what nature offers them but they don't care to protect it much. The condition of our environment is becoming worse and worse. People produce a lot of pollution and wastes that destroy our natural environment. Many of us realize that we shouldn't disregard these problems. Let me give you some examples how development and urbanization count against natural environment.…
The Aeta is a group of indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of Luzon. The Aeta predecessors are nomadic and build only temporary shelters. However, the well-situated and more modernized Aeta have moved to villages and areas of cleared mountains. One of the areas that the Aeta has inhabited for thousands of years is the area of Mt. Pinatubo.…
ARE YOUR SCHOOL GREEN? This is what all parents worried about. Well, all parents want their child to be in a safe and comfortable environment. So, this is why Eco- School Project stand for.…
God made everything in this world very good as reflected in the book of Genesis 1:31. Beautiful trees, colorful birds, fragrant flowers, sparkling springs, and clear blue skies. We live on such a wonderful place that offers beauty, pleasure and abundance. The earth deserves to be treated with the highest of respects. Sadly, we have a problem of destroying the environment by polluting and depleting our natural resources.…
Until recently the planet was a large world in which human activities and the nature were in balance. But there are a lot of problems facing people on the planet Earth nowadays. The most urgent problem concerning the people of the whole world is an ecological one.…