Kyle Yatsonsky
Mrs. Morris
English 11
5 November 14
There’s No Mountain I can’t Climb
Those days were really hard. The jail had so many cockroaches that I soon learned to sleep during the day so I could sit up at night and dodge them as they dropped off the ceiling onto my cot. One night there was an insect that was so large I could actually hear it walking across the floor. I had taken a toothbrush, comb, and my vitamin pills (since I was expecting), a change of underwear, and an extra skirt blouse, because I knew I was going to jail. But the prison officials would not let me have anything, not a toothbrush, not toothpaste, nothing. I remember combing my hair with my fingers and working out a way to brush my teeth. I emerged from the experience …show more content…
Physical preparedness proves to be crucial in many instances in triumphing Everest. Jon Krakauer validates this when he talks about delaying his expedition for a year because it “would give me time to train properly for the physical demands of the expedition”(27). Krakauer is an experienced mountaineer, so if he is willing to push off his “boyhood dream” for a year, there must be good reason behind it. His physical shape may be one of the biggest reasons he prevailed in climbing the mountain. Jon Krakauer demonstrates superior physical shape in comparison to his group numerous times throughout the journey. This results in Krakauer doing a lot of waiting for his group to catch up. For example, when making the final summit, Hall told Krakauer not to go past the Southeast Ridge until the entirety of the group arrived. Having to sit there annoys Krakauer who mentions “I felt frustrated about wasting so much time”(176). This break may have provided him with the rest he needed to complete the trip. By the time the others caught up to Krakauer, he had been waiting an hour and forty minutes. Hence, when Rob Hall permitted Krakauer to advance further, Krakauer’s energy level was much higher than his companions who just reached the same point. If Krakauer had not spent that year training, then he may have been one of the ones moving slowly and ultimately one of the ones to die in the
Mrs. Morris
English 11
5 November 14
There’s No Mountain I can’t Climb
Those days were really hard. The jail had so many cockroaches that I soon learned to sleep during the day so I could sit up at night and dodge them as they dropped off the ceiling onto my cot. One night there was an insect that was so large I could actually hear it walking across the floor. I had taken a toothbrush, comb, and my vitamin pills (since I was expecting), a change of underwear, and an extra skirt blouse, because I knew I was going to jail. But the prison officials would not let me have anything, not a toothbrush, not toothpaste, nothing. I remember combing my hair with my fingers and working out a way to brush my teeth. I emerged from the experience …show more content…
Physical preparedness proves to be crucial in many instances in triumphing Everest. Jon Krakauer validates this when he talks about delaying his expedition for a year because it “would give me time to train properly for the physical demands of the expedition”(27). Krakauer is an experienced mountaineer, so if he is willing to push off his “boyhood dream” for a year, there must be good reason behind it. His physical shape may be one of the biggest reasons he prevailed in climbing the mountain. Jon Krakauer demonstrates superior physical shape in comparison to his group numerous times throughout the journey. This results in Krakauer doing a lot of waiting for his group to catch up. For example, when making the final summit, Hall told Krakauer not to go past the Southeast Ridge until the entirety of the group arrived. Having to sit there annoys Krakauer who mentions “I felt frustrated about wasting so much time”(176). This break may have provided him with the rest he needed to complete the trip. By the time the others caught up to Krakauer, he had been waiting an hour and forty minutes. Hence, when Rob Hall permitted Krakauer to advance further, Krakauer’s energy level was much higher than his companions who just reached the same point. If Krakauer had not spent that year training, then he may have been one of the ones moving slowly and ultimately one of the ones to die in the