Ice climbing

Would Do you think about climbing a mountain in the cold weather where I can get extremely dangerous? Mount Everest is located on the border between Tibet and Nepal in Asia's Himalayan Mountains it is one of the most dangerous mountains to climb because of the high elevation. The height of Mount Everest is about 29,029 ft tall which can be dangerous for the climber. The climate where Mount Everest is located is extremely cold it is about -30 Degrees. There is a book called Peak and it is about a boy who went with his father to Mount everence and had the experience climb it and even though it was very risky to climb it he survived. Even though the boy survived climbing Mount Everest he faced many challenges like lack of oxygen. Climbing Mount…

Mt. Everest or any other mountains. I will talk about what I think about them. I think that it is not worth it to climb Mt. Everest or any other mountains. Considering the danger and the potential death, it is not worth the experience to climb. If I have to choose to climb any mountains, I probably won’t climb it. I would rather play golf than being a monkey. I will have to look for the risk and the reward that I will get, look at what will be the worst risk which is death and that how high is…

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…

more about climbers. To start with, the journey started as a routine climb for two professional mountain climbers, but was quickly transformed into a disastrous ordeal that tested both climbers’ strength and mental fortitude. Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald created a documentary film touching the Void, which is based on a book written by Joe Simpson recapping the events of this historic climb. Upon viewing the film, I found myself not only viewing an inspiring story but being fully…

“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…

Mountaineers are small black dots on the peaks of mountains to onlookers. A mountaineer is an athlete who summits the peaks of mountains for sport. Through the lens of Lesile Stephen, British mountaineer turned author of the book “The Playground of Europe”, this essay defines the characteristics of those who start at 3:00 A.M. to summit peaks of mountains before noon, braving wind, ice, glaciers, and the lights the Alps have to offer. Stephen compares mountain climbing as a sport to formal…

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…

Even though it is easier for people to climb Everest now than it was many years ago, people still have the possibility of dying. You have to wait for storms to abate, a possibility of getting high altitude cerebral edema/high altitude pulmonary edema, hypothermia, and other dangerous events. Even Sherpas are more in danger than they ever have been due to the many things they have to carry such as, bottled oxygen and medical supplies. Which can also add to the slovenly state of the camp sights,…

The ascend up and down a hill are difficult to accomplish, but imagine climbing the tallest in the world. Russell Brice has done that multiple times, and survived. Russell Brice is probably the best known mountain guide in the world. He has reinvented the way mountain guides work at Mt Everest, been a successful mountaineer, and also a successful movie star. Russell Reginald Brice was born in 1952 in New Zealand, and since he was a child, he was always fascinated with ice and snow. Brice first…

In the book 'Into Thin Air', by Jon Krakauer, Krakauer tells his tale of climbing the tallest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest. He was given this opportunity by Outside Magazine which he worked for. At first he was just supposed to write an article about the commercialism on the massive mountain. He later decides he actually wants to climb it. Little did Krakauer know he was about to take on the most disastrous trip up Everest ever. There was a large amount of money that needed to be paid to…