Ice climbing

Victor Frankl was a man that found joy during all phases of life. He was a man that worked his way through struggles and found a reason to live. One of his greatest reasons to live was to finish writing the manuscript. Frankl had his life’s work written in a manuscript. Since the Nazi soldiers were searching people and removing their belongings, he sewed it into his jacket, but eventually had to throw it away. His main goal now was to write a new one, which had the same context as the old. The…

seeing a grand structure of rock, a thousand feet up in the air. Nearly half a mile high, Devil’s Tower stands tall and proud, able to be seen from miles away. Devil’s Tower is known for its exciting climbing aspects, however, there is so much more than meets the eye when it comes to this particular climbing range. Devil’s Tower National Monument in Wyoming possesses a thought provoking cultural history, pertains to many geological mysteries, and was the start of a widely debated controversy.…

because of falling or ice collapsing. Other reasons are exposure, disappeared, altitude sickness, heart attack, exhaustion, and cerebral oedema. The place where most people die on the mountain is at the Death Zone. The Death Zone is 8,000 meters up ( 26,000 feet) and the mountain is only 8,500 meters tall ( 27,000). The number of people that have climbed Mount Everest is 6,958 as of 2015 and at least 275 people out of that have died trying to reach the summit. When climbing the mountain…

each, which was incredibly cheap. My brother and I, being the fearless persons we are, we had the chance to climb an ancient two hundred feet Aztec pyramid. The climb up was incredibly scary. The steps up were about at a foot high and very steep. Climbing up felt like a small gust of wind could just blow you over and send you tumbling down the pyramid. Upon reaching the top, we had an amazing view of the green pastures of the preserved Aztec…

of earlier. Just from that idiotic choice of climbing the skyscraper, so many consequences came from so many different areas. His losses? He was put on probation, he was sent out of New York for the time being, and he would have barely a day before he would leave. The gains? He would be able to leave the country and get a chance to see the world, not to mention getting to spend time with his father and climbing for a bit. Exactly what he was climbing? He had no idea…

Taking Risks to Undertake a Mission People often take risks to undertake a mission. For example, Ahmedi climbed a mountain on a prosthetic leg to reach freedom. Aengus wandered hollow lands to find the girl he fell in love with that disappeared. Rikki-tikki-tavi took the risk to go into the cobra hole and kill the cobras to protect a British family. Ahmedi and Aengus both have to travel somewhere to accomplish their goal, while Rikki-tikki risked his life to protect a British-English family;…

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin takes each reader on a journey through love, loss, passion, and drive that really instills a sense of inspiration. The book reflects on Greg Mortenson and his mission to not only change the lives of thousands of muslim children, but to change the lives of the children’s children as well. It starts off with Greg Mortenson and his traveling mountaineering friends on a mountain called K2, also known as the tallest mountain in the world…

Fear and regret can affect an individual’s mind to such an extent where they can make life-altering choices. In the non-fictional novel, Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer faces difficulty assisting not only himself but others through his journey on Mount Everest. He experiences many different stages of regret and fear on his expedition; first being, the lack of oxygen. This lead to Jon’s fear of his possible fate and the remorse of his actions due to deficiency of trust in his peers and the lost the…

of Siula Grande, there was an assumption of risk; climbing is dangerous enough alone, but the fact that they were “alpine climbing” (climbing in it’s “purest form,” wherein someone carries the minimum of climbing supplies in their pack) guaranteed them more. To “alpine climb” one must rely heavily on their wits, technical skill, and adaptability given that it provides little leeway for error. One has to put an abundance of trust in their climbing partner as they are literally tied together; they…

Isolated from civilization, hundreds of kilometers away from the closest city, surrounded by land and more land, is the location of Mountain Apolaia. Covered mostly, in freezing ice for most of the year, and the target of a weather capable of frightening even the bravest of men, skiers know it as the mountain with the toughest slopes on the planet. The slopes are divided in two sections, the slopes of submission and pride slopes. Although both extremely difficult, most men, with the least sense…