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the summit, that they forget the dangers of mountain climbing. The article also says that the amount of deaths on mountains are increasing. The amount of deaths is increasing due to lack of independent decision making skills and the lack of experience climbers have before the tackle 8,000 meter peaks like Mount Everest. Many climbers don’t prepare their minds as well as their bodies for the rigorous affects mountains can have. Mountain climbing requires training of the brain for strong decision…

The question has been asked by many, “Is climbing Mount Everest worth the risk?” In the news, on television, and in movies, you see many people that climb mountains and some even climb Mount Everest. In these hollywood reenactments, you see that the weather is horribly dangerous. Some have the ability and some don’t even have the strength to climb a hill at the park. So, now we ask the important question, “Should just anyone be allowed to climb Mount Everest?” Many say that all of these facts…

Imagine yourself scaling a 500ft sheer rock wall with nothing holding you to the wall but your bare hands. It is understandable that a person may be put in this situation out of necessity and common sense dictates the only time you would perform this feat would be when necessary to preserve your life or that of a loved one. Then consider Dan Osman performing this same action just for the rush of adrenaline. Does this make him crazy? I definitely believe that a person taking such unnecessary…

In 1993 after a failed attempt to climb K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, in an attempt to honor his deceased sister, Greg Mortenson became lost in the Karakoram Mountains in Pakistan. He eventually stumbled into the remote village of Korphe, where he was nursed back to health by the village chief, Haji Ali’s family and treated kindly by the inhabitants. After Mortenson seeing the village’s school, a nonexistent building where students wrote with sticks in the ground without a teacher to…

experience of climbing Mt. Everest as most people. Most people may worry about frostbitten toes. Mark Inglis worries about have a spare prosthesis. To climb Mt. Everest it will take all of his strength to reach the summit. It is very difficult for someone to reach the summit but , try imagining reaching the summit as a disabled. Mark Inglis is a double amputee. He unfortunately had to have both of his legs amputated from the knee down. He lost his legs to frostbite while climbing Mt.…

Would you give your life for an extreme sport? On source one everyone wants to keep Mt. Everest open. Also on source two there trying to close Mt. everest. I'm going to tell you why they should keep it open. In support of this, yes, I know people have died going to Mt. everest but i think if they were more prepared it could have been safer . Also many people want to try out new things, and in a addition , extreme sports are always one thing everyone wants to try out. I feel like they should…

For a reward would you take a dangerous risk to achieve that prize or take a risk to lose your life?. A little background on the issue is “the tragedy has sparked a debate on whether climbing mount Everest should continue to be permitted. Furthermore , in 1922 more than 250 people have died trying to climb the mountain”. Wouldn't you think if mount Everest stays open more people would like to try to reach the top For a prize. That’s a risk most people would take However, the number of deaths…

“Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you came face to face with your greatest weakness.” Many people don't accomplish their dreams because their afraid but sometimes you have to overcome your fears, and that's just what Stacy Allison did. Stacy Allison knew that not many people summit Everest, Stacy Allison was also a woman so summiting Everest seemed almost impossible for her but she attempted Everest anyway. Only 220 people summited Everest before Allison but only 3 were…

majestic monster towers at 29,028 feet. Journalist, Jon Krakeur, records his own experience climbing the mountain and his personal account of the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster. In the text, Into Thin Air by Jon Krakeur, the author demonstrates how commercialization can give false hope to the public. An expedition on Everest should not be taken lightly. In order to keep receiving sponsorships from companies, climbing enterprises must constantly challenge their climbers in different ways. Companies…

in my life prior to this class. In addition to having no prior experience with climbing I am scared of heights. I felt anxiety as soon as it was announced that we would be climbing the rock wall. I was very uneasy in the days leading up to our first climb. The second form of anxiety I felt was state anxiety. As soon as I started to climb I felt the feeling of dread rise up within me. When I first started climbing I could feel the butterfly’s building up in the pit of my stomach. My…