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 book starts when Krakauer reaches the summit of Everest. Krakauer is at the top of the world, but very exhausted from the journey. He noticed the typical clouds that were there but once he got to the top he noticed it was a storm. He didn't fear much of the storm, but that his oxygen was depleting. So he raced down as fast as he could down the dangerous Hillary step. As he reaches the bottom, he notices the storm became worst.…
To get a full perspective of the mountain and the commercialization, he requests to climb the mountain. A few months pass and his newspaper tell him he can climb Everest. Krakauer will be on the Adventure Consultants team from New Zealand. The mountain is separated into five camps, Base Camp, Camp One, Camp Two, Camp Three, and Camp Four. The team makes the climb well, and not many people are injured on the way up. On the descent a storm rolls in and causes issues with the people still on the top of the…
Further analysis, makes it become obvious that all the clients stated or did something that made contradictions with something else they did or said. The guides can easily be questioned for the tragedy that happened in 1996 after having contradictions that lead up to situational irony while ascending Everest. Many of the guides contradictions even connected to a situation of irony, this representing how all the guides play a role in what happened on Everest May 10, 1996 and how one should always keep their word, don’t overexert themselves, and always follow one’s instructions, especially if guiding an expedition on…
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…
Standing at an unfathomable height of 29,029 ft, Mount Everest is the world’s highest Himalayan peak. Adventure junkies and passionate climbers can only dream of such a colossal trek, but when presented with an almost unresistable opportunity, Jon Krakauer couldn't refuse the offer. In his New York Times bestselling novel Into Thin Air, Krakauer shares his personal recount of the incidents that occurred during his journey to the summit of Everest in 1996. Consequent to the publication of both Krakauer’s novel and his article in Outside magazine, multitudes of public opinion, criticism, viewpoints, and questions have been raised. One question that has yet to be put to rest, probably due to the sensitivity and controversy surrounding the topic,…
Into Thin Air is based on a true story seen through the eyes of Jon Krakauer. He is a journalist and mountain climber who decides to climb the treacherous Mount Everest and joins the most disastrous expedition in history. Krakauer mixes in with the climbing service called Adventure Consultants, which is guided by Rob Hall who is also responsible for the lives of ten other climbers. The climb is structured into camps: Base Camp, Camp One, Camp Two, Camp Three and Camp Four. After spending weeks at Base Camp, the group makes a number of trips up to the other camps to speed up the acclimatization process. Throughout the climb to the summit, Krakauer significantly details his teammates, his guides and other expeditions on the mountain. He tries to link together a continuous timeline of the events that take place in the weeks they are on the mountain. Everest is a bare and harsh land. All of the clients have difficulty adjusting to the altitude, tiring easily and losing oxygen. The climbers' experience in mountain climbing and at high altitudes varies—some of them are qualified while others very inexperienced and highly dependent on the guides. Will they survive?…
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.…
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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…
Rock climbing is a little like skydiving. Both rock climbing and skydiving have an element of risk. But who doesn't take a risk in life...i mean, you'll never get anywhere without taking risks! So, what you waiting for? Rock climbing, is safe, yet risky, is extreme and awesome, unbelievably fun! You'll never experience anything like it! Both are sports where people participate mostly for their own personal satisfaction though. And both are sports where potential participants either "get it" or they don't. It is a challenge, needing to get to the top before anyone else! Why not take the risk? Why not enjoy yourself? Why not try something different?! Don't be afraid, be brave, and try something new, try rock climbing!…
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.…
Will Cross is the first person to ever summit Mount Everest with type one diabetes. He also has completed the 7 summits. Cross, though he was also the first American with to summit with T1D, grew up in England. Possibly, one of the ways how Cross was able to be in shape for the climb was because he used to be a swimmer.…
Mount Everest is a very dangerous place. The climb up the mountain is a challenge, you go up to high altitudes and you will need more oxygen. You also have to go past the death zone. The death zone the part of the climb above 26,247. You can not survive there for more than 48 hours because there is barely any oxygen and there is very extreme temperatures. By the time you come down you may have already ran out of oxygen or you could have been really low. You might be very tired, and if the weather doesn't cooperate you would be in serious trouble. The thin altitudes could make it hard for helicopters to rescue you and the people in the helicopter could possibly die. There have been about 230 deaths on the mountain and some might make it back injured or they may not make it at all.…
Death is one of the most feared thing as a human. Humans do some very dangerous things as well. Rescue from death is something that many humans need when the awesome/stupid thing they do ends up failing. Humans should have the right to rescue services even when they put someone else in danger. Humans should have this right because some things people try are very dangerous, some people don’t know their limits, and some of the time, if the rescue service wasn’t there, they would die.…