disastrous events of 1996‚ two climbers attempted the rescue of an experienced climber named Rob Hall and an inexperienced client who was Doug Hansen. During a random storm that approached them out of nowhere Hall and Hansen had become stranded on the Hillary Step‚ but it was the climbers who had made the decision to save them. It takes a lot of bravery and courage for someone to risk their life for someone whom they know very little‚ but that is exactly what these two men did. Although it was quite obvious
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On May 10‚ 1996 six people died trying to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. These people were parts of two expeditions that were in the Himalayas‚ preparing to ascend the summit for six weeks. The first group was under the direction of Rob Hall‚ who had put 39 paying clients on the summit in five years. Hall was considered the leader of the mountain and the man to see no matter what the discrepancy. Group two‚ headed by Fisher‚ who like Hall‚ was trying to start a profitable business in providing
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Jon Krakauer Krakauer has a multi-faceted role in this book. First and foremost‚ he is a character‚ the narrator of the story he tells. Secondly‚ he is the author of this book. Third‚ he is a mountain climber. At one time in his life‚ Krakauer was an avid climber. In recent years‚ however‚ he has given up the hobby. When Outside Magazine asks him to write an article about the commercialism on Everest‚ Krakauer knows immediately that he had to climb. Of course‚ Krakauer gets more than he has bargained
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Santosh Yadav From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Santosh Yadav is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice in less than a year[1] and the first woman to successfully climb Mt Everest from Kangshung Face.[2] She first climbed the peak in May 1992 and then did it again in May 1993. Early life and education[edit] She was born in 10 October‚ 1967 in Joniyawas Village Rewari District of Haryana state in India‚ as the sixth child in a family with five
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Climbing Mount Everest would be the biggest challenging event you’ll ever achieve‚ and it’ll be life changing as well. Mount Everest is the world’s highest mountain‚ which is 29‚035 feet. To this day‚ there has been about 5000 attempts to climb Mt. Everest and only 660 people successfully climbed to the peak. To prepare for climbing‚ you must be aware of the many physical dangers of climbing mount Everest. The top four dangers are frostbite‚ hypothermia‚ snow blindness and acute mountain sickness
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You are putting yourself in high risk when you are participating in extreme sports. There are several reasons for why an athlete put themselves through those risk just for a sport. In Touching the Void‚ Joe Simpson and Simon are climbing a 21‚000-foot mountain that no one has accomplished. “Looming over‚ with my stomach clenched‚ and a sharp sense of danger‚ I enjoyed the feeling” (Simpson 31). When Joe was almost at the top of the mountain he expresses his emotions that he feels being up there and
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Sherry B. Ortner wrote “ Life and Death on Mt. Everest” and it was published by Princeton University Press in 1999. Ortner‚ is a Postmodernist Anthropologist and she wrote this ethnography from this point of view. This book tries to go into depth about the Sherpas of Nepal and their life struggles on and off of Mount Everest. It also tries to describe the Sahibs‚ also known as mountaineers‚ and what motivates them to take on such a demanding sport. This book is mostly trying to get the reader
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The book I chose for my independent reading project was Peak by Roland Smith. My favorite character in this book is Peak Marcello. Peak is my favorite character because he is smart‚ caring‚ and brave. I can’t believe that he climbed a skyscraper! I wish that I had the climbing skills that he has. It seems like Peak has been climbing his whole life‚ probably because his father‚ Josh Wood‚ is a professional climber and he taught him how to climb. Since Peak’s mother‚ Teri Marcello‚ fell of a 30 ft
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The case of Mount Everest provides background information of the 1996 Mount Everest expedition’s tragedy and victory. This expedition was led by some of the world’s greatest high-altitude climbers and experienced professionals as well as those who were not expert in the sport. The case provides detailed information as well as feedback about the tragedy that occurred during this two-month expedition to the world’s highest and most dangerous peak. It offers a way for readers to analyze and to formulate
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Climbing Mount everest is not a good idea. There are many reasons to why it is not. The risk of death is one and the money. The risk of death is not high but also not low. You can also get a sickness. Not only that but you need to have a certain amount of money. Some people do not have enough funds to be able to go. Climbing Mount Everest is a very tough decision. There are many things to take into consideration. One thing to take into consideration is the risk of death. About 4‚000 people who
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