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    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…

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    Mark Inglis does not have the same 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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    The film Storm Over Everest (2008) provided by Frontline Documentary focuses on many hardships climbers endured during this horrific storm in 1996. The focus on this film was to inform viewers of the measures that can happen when climbing an unpredictable mountain. Director David Breashears emphasis many people have diverse perceptions of the mountain. He states "for over 25 years, I have been making the trip to Everest and have stood on its summit five times". He, himself, was at base camp when…

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    Summiting Everest commands visions of grandeur and personal heroism for some, but to many sherpas tasked with the greatest workload and the most to lose, Everest represents a hard, economically necessitated risk. In a climbing culture driven by commercialism, sherpas are arguably some of the most experienced and well adapted climbers on Mount Everest, yet have little to no say in addressing the issues of safety or working conditions that are brought on by commercial motives. Initiating…

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    Throughout life, both children and adults must face their own roadblocks in order to grow both mentally and physically stronger. In the book, Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer, tells of his experiences and struggles on Mount Everest during his first ever climb of the world’s tallest mountain. When he finally begins his climb in 1996, disaster strikes and eight climbers were confirmed dead, including the famous Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. Several other climbers were never found due to the storm.…

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    It is impossible to know what drives people to take risks, but people do crazy, often dangerous, things when they undertake a mission. For example, Stanley Pearce walked thirty miles through the snow to stake a mining claim. Farah Ahmedi climbed a mountain on a prosthetic leg to reach freedom. Annie Johnson started a business from nothing but an idea so that she could support her children and not have others care for them. These real people had different reasons for doing what they did. Pearce…

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    Mt. Everest In the video In thin Air Death of Everest produced by Atlas Media, and the article ¨Into Thin Air¨ by Jon Krakauer gave us amazing first- hand accounts of the triumph, and the 1996 tragedy. On Mt. Everest climbers have to scale 29,035ft to the summit and the climbers had to wear a lot of layers of clothes to try to stay alive on the mountain. But still not all climbers make it back down the mountain. Some die from frostbite and some fell off the mountain. The video and the…

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    Do you like climbing? Many kids like to. Some people take it to the max. Thousands of people have tried to climb Everest every year. Very few people have made it to the top. Climbers even use the dead bodies as markers. It is very dangerous to try. With that being said, people still die trying. To start with, people know what they are getting into. People wear bunches of clothes. Climbers I guess do it for the thrill of it. In the source “People from all over the world come to climb Everest.”…

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