He wasn’t chary about climbing the mountain, he had a lot of confidence. He had help from his friends. His friends helped expedite the process of climbing the mountain. He needed this help because he was blind. In order for him to trust his friends, they must’ve had an unbreakable bond. With the help of his friends, they successfully climb Mount Everest. Erik Weihenmayer has a totally different perspective than Jon Krakauer. Weihenmayer can’t see, so he has to judge everything by sound. He had to discriminate different sounds. His friends use bells and rods to help him maneuver the mountain. Weihenmayer saw the world different than others. He isn’t able to experience the view like Krakauer. Weihenmayer never got a chance to look at the mountain and its view. He had to go off of what his friends told him. Since Weihenmayer was the first person to climb Mount Everest blind, he became a luminary. The doleful people were feeling sorry for Weihenmayer because of his disability, but after he climbed a mountain, critics came and started maligning him. Those critics got an infamous reputation for doing this. The central idea of this memoir is to tell the readers to do not let barriers hold them back. Live with a few barriers in your life and shake off any indignity people might throw your way. Weihenmayer states this at the end of his writing,” When those parameters are rebuilt, thousands and thousands of people will live with fewer barriers placed before them…” This is a great achievement that imbues people to follow their
He wasn’t chary about climbing the mountain, he had a lot of confidence. He had help from his friends. His friends helped expedite the process of climbing the mountain. He needed this help because he was blind. In order for him to trust his friends, they must’ve had an unbreakable bond. With the help of his friends, they successfully climb Mount Everest. Erik Weihenmayer has a totally different perspective than Jon Krakauer. Weihenmayer can’t see, so he has to judge everything by sound. He had to discriminate different sounds. His friends use bells and rods to help him maneuver the mountain. Weihenmayer saw the world different than others. He isn’t able to experience the view like Krakauer. Weihenmayer never got a chance to look at the mountain and its view. He had to go off of what his friends told him. Since Weihenmayer was the first person to climb Mount Everest blind, he became a luminary. The doleful people were feeling sorry for Weihenmayer because of his disability, but after he climbed a mountain, critics came and started maligning him. Those critics got an infamous reputation for doing this. The central idea of this memoir is to tell the readers to do not let barriers hold them back. Live with a few barriers in your life and shake off any indignity people might throw your way. Weihenmayer states this at the end of his writing,” When those parameters are rebuilt, thousands and thousands of people will live with fewer barriers placed before them…” This is a great achievement that imbues people to follow their