Mt. Everest Persuasive Speech Essay
John Patrick Haley Haley 1
Mrs. Hoover
Intro to Speech and Theatre
Section 3
11/5/13
Final Draft
How many of you know what Mount Everest is? How many of you know who is in charge of Mt. Everest? The truth is no one nation or group has complete control over the mountain and that has led to serious consequences. If you listen throughout this speech you will understand how to save Mt. Everest and why you should save it. In 1953 when Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first climbed Mt. Everest they unintentionally encouraged thousands of people to follow in their footsteps, all these climbers changed the mountain for the worse by way of pollution, commercialism, and racism.
The many climbers of Mt. Everest have changed …show more content…
this natural wonder into a mess. The only figures of authority on the mountain are Nepalese liaison officers, or coordination officers (Melina). According to LiveScience, these officers are only there to enforce the climbing curfew and keep an eye on the communication devices such as radios and satellite phones. There are many thousands of climbers who leave tents and garbage on the mountain and there are no penalties for doing so. The filth that is on the mountain is slowly piling up and unless there is more support Mt. Everest will start to actually change color and have large brown stains covering its usually white slopes. Even Haley 2 if you think that there is no possible way there could be that much filth we can all agree that having the tallest mountain in the world become stained is not something anyone wants to happen. Attempts to clean the mountain have proven difficult because of the altitude, bringing down large amounts of trash at 25,500 feet up is difficult without more funding. Imagine trying to get a truckload of manure out of Mr. Helstern’s room using a broom. That’s about the same difficulty as climbing Mt. Everest to carry down loads of trash. The work that is being down is mostly by charities and it is easy to help, go to savingmounteverest.org and donate a little bit. If you want more information please feel free to talk to me after class about more ways to help.
Mt. Everest has been turned into a commodity by climbing agencies, often risking safety for cheap ways to the top of the mountain. According to the German Aerospace Agency over 6,000 people have successfully climbed Mt. Everest since Hillary’s famous climb and almost a 1,000 people attempt to summit Mt. Everest every year. Although the mountain itself is massive the majority of these climbers are climbing the same trails. As you can see here [picture] the group of climbers only travels as fast as the person ahead of you. When temperatures averaging -15 F you want to be able to climb as fast as you are able not as slow as the slowest in your area. This looks less like a battle between Man vs. Nature and more like the line to Splash Mountain. Can any of you picture yourselves spending all your savings to climb Mt. Everest and all you see the whole way up is the back of this guy? Climbing in this fashion is also more dangerous because if one line fails, all of these climbers are tumbling down to their deaths. Whether you are a climber Haley 3 or not you can agree that this is a problem. (Go back to podium and if for some reason I cannot use my presentation aid I would have drawn out a rough representation of the picture on the whiteboard). If you want to help solve this problem send letters of protest to the United Nations asking them to help stabilize the government of Nepal, who is Everest’s only hope for organization.
Many Westerners treat the Sherpas porters poorly during their attempts at summiting. Sherpas are the local Tibetans who have made a living guiding people up and down the mountain. Although they are paid moderately well Sherpas lives are extremely hard and dangerous (Davies). Grayson Schaffer of Outside magazine told in an interview, “Climbers often talk about risk mitigation — that they are constantly trying to mitigate the risk. And one of the dirtiest secrets of that, I think, is that the biggest thing that you can do to mitigate your risk on a mountain like Everest is paying somebody to carry your tent and your stove and all of your equipment up the mountain, doing all of those laps for you”. If you believe that the risk comes with the job and Sherpas are aware of it realize that for most Sherpas, being paid servants on Mt. Everest is the only way they can support their families. I do not think that the climbers of Mt. Everest are bad people but they are doing what many people do even you. When a stranger comes to your house to clean or mow your lawn don’t you pretend they don’t exist? Don’t you assume that they are just doing their jobs and you shouldn’t interfere? This is what is happening with the Sherpas on Everest, they are being ignored. If you wish to help the Sherpas please spread
Haley 4 the word, if one of your friends or relatives ever climbs the mountain let them know about the story behind the porters don’t let them be ignored.
Mt.
Everest has been vandalized and abused for years and only recently have we done anything about it. The mountain suffers from overcrowding and a lack of official regulation. The conditions of the Sherpa guides have worsened over the years and their help is often taken for granted. As I am telling you this there is currently tons of garbage and human waste rotting on Mt. Everest. If you have ever thought about Mt. Everest or seen it in a movie please remember it because it won’t look beautiful any longer if something is not done to save it.
Bibliography:
Jenkins, Mark. "Everest Maxed Out." National Geographic June 2013: n. pag. Web. 5 Oct. 2013.
Coburn, Broughton. "Mount Everest Fight Raises Questions About Sherpas." National Geographic 1 May 2013: n. pag. Web. 5 Oct. 2013. . Haley 5
Bernstein, Adam. "Sir Edmund Hillary, First to Conquer Everest, Dies." The Seattle Times 11 Jan. 2008, Nation & World sec.: n. pag. Print.
Schaffer, Grayson. "On Mount Everest, Sherpa Guides Bear The Brunt Of The Danger." Npr. N.p., 14 Aug. 2013. Web. 9 Nov. 2013. .
"Nepal Profile." BBC News. BBC, 12 Nov. 2013. Web. 4 Dec. 2013. .
"Mount Everest 4-Season Weather Report." Explorer 's Web. Adventure Weather, 22 Nov. 2004. Web. 4 Dec. 2013.
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Melina, Remy. "Why Does a Permit to Climb Mount Everest Cost $70,000?" LiveScience n.d.: n. pag. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.
Mrs. Hoover
Intro to Speech and Theatre
Section 3
11/5/13
Final Draft
How many of you know what Mount Everest is? How many of you know who is in charge of Mt. Everest? The truth is no one nation or group has complete control over the mountain and that has led to serious consequences. If you listen throughout this speech you will understand how to save Mt. Everest and why you should save it. In 1953 when Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first climbed Mt. Everest they unintentionally encouraged thousands of people to follow in their footsteps, all these climbers changed the mountain for the worse by way of pollution, commercialism, and racism.
The many climbers of Mt. Everest have changed …show more content…
this natural wonder into a mess. The only figures of authority on the mountain are Nepalese liaison officers, or coordination officers (Melina). According to LiveScience, these officers are only there to enforce the climbing curfew and keep an eye on the communication devices such as radios and satellite phones. There are many thousands of climbers who leave tents and garbage on the mountain and there are no penalties for doing so. The filth that is on the mountain is slowly piling up and unless there is more support Mt. Everest will start to actually change color and have large brown stains covering its usually white slopes. Even Haley 2 if you think that there is no possible way there could be that much filth we can all agree that having the tallest mountain in the world become stained is not something anyone wants to happen. Attempts to clean the mountain have proven difficult because of the altitude, bringing down large amounts of trash at 25,500 feet up is difficult without more funding. Imagine trying to get a truckload of manure out of Mr. Helstern’s room using a broom. That’s about the same difficulty as climbing Mt. Everest to carry down loads of trash. The work that is being down is mostly by charities and it is easy to help, go to savingmounteverest.org and donate a little bit. If you want more information please feel free to talk to me after class about more ways to help.
Mt. Everest has been turned into a commodity by climbing agencies, often risking safety for cheap ways to the top of the mountain. According to the German Aerospace Agency over 6,000 people have successfully climbed Mt. Everest since Hillary’s famous climb and almost a 1,000 people attempt to summit Mt. Everest every year. Although the mountain itself is massive the majority of these climbers are climbing the same trails. As you can see here [picture] the group of climbers only travels as fast as the person ahead of you. When temperatures averaging -15 F you want to be able to climb as fast as you are able not as slow as the slowest in your area. This looks less like a battle between Man vs. Nature and more like the line to Splash Mountain. Can any of you picture yourselves spending all your savings to climb Mt. Everest and all you see the whole way up is the back of this guy? Climbing in this fashion is also more dangerous because if one line fails, all of these climbers are tumbling down to their deaths. Whether you are a climber Haley 3 or not you can agree that this is a problem. (Go back to podium and if for some reason I cannot use my presentation aid I would have drawn out a rough representation of the picture on the whiteboard). If you want to help solve this problem send letters of protest to the United Nations asking them to help stabilize the government of Nepal, who is Everest’s only hope for organization.
Many Westerners treat the Sherpas porters poorly during their attempts at summiting. Sherpas are the local Tibetans who have made a living guiding people up and down the mountain. Although they are paid moderately well Sherpas lives are extremely hard and dangerous (Davies). Grayson Schaffer of Outside magazine told in an interview, “Climbers often talk about risk mitigation — that they are constantly trying to mitigate the risk. And one of the dirtiest secrets of that, I think, is that the biggest thing that you can do to mitigate your risk on a mountain like Everest is paying somebody to carry your tent and your stove and all of your equipment up the mountain, doing all of those laps for you”. If you believe that the risk comes with the job and Sherpas are aware of it realize that for most Sherpas, being paid servants on Mt. Everest is the only way they can support their families. I do not think that the climbers of Mt. Everest are bad people but they are doing what many people do even you. When a stranger comes to your house to clean or mow your lawn don’t you pretend they don’t exist? Don’t you assume that they are just doing their jobs and you shouldn’t interfere? This is what is happening with the Sherpas on Everest, they are being ignored. If you wish to help the Sherpas please spread
Haley 4 the word, if one of your friends or relatives ever climbs the mountain let them know about the story behind the porters don’t let them be ignored.
Mt.
Everest has been vandalized and abused for years and only recently have we done anything about it. The mountain suffers from overcrowding and a lack of official regulation. The conditions of the Sherpa guides have worsened over the years and their help is often taken for granted. As I am telling you this there is currently tons of garbage and human waste rotting on Mt. Everest. If you have ever thought about Mt. Everest or seen it in a movie please remember it because it won’t look beautiful any longer if something is not done to save it.
Bibliography:
Jenkins, Mark. "Everest Maxed Out." National Geographic June 2013: n. pag. Web. 5 Oct. 2013.
Coburn, Broughton. "Mount Everest Fight Raises Questions About Sherpas." National Geographic 1 May 2013: n. pag. Web. 5 Oct. 2013. . Haley 5
Bernstein, Adam. "Sir Edmund Hillary, First to Conquer Everest, Dies." The Seattle Times 11 Jan. 2008, Nation & World sec.: n. pag. Print.
Schaffer, Grayson. "On Mount Everest, Sherpa Guides Bear The Brunt Of The Danger." Npr. N.p., 14 Aug. 2013. Web. 9 Nov. 2013. .
"Nepal Profile." BBC News. BBC, 12 Nov. 2013. Web. 4 Dec. 2013. .
"Mount Everest 4-Season Weather Report." Explorer 's Web. Adventure Weather, 22 Nov. 2004. Web. 4 Dec. 2013.
.
Melina, Remy. "Why Does a Permit to Climb Mount Everest Cost $70,000?" LiveScience n.d.: n. pag. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.