Mount Everest

in our path. He brought this up knowing it would boost the confidence of his audience, and inspire them with the opportunities that landing on the moon could bring. He ended his speech by recalling a statement from George Mallory, who climbed Mount Everest. When he asked Mallory why he decided to climb the mountain, he replied with, “because it was there.” When he made this connection, it reminded me of the beginning of his speech, where he talked about making a change, a challenge, and…

Humans are endowed with an astounding sensory system. The human body, in addition to the amazing functions that it performs to keep itself alive, has an incomprehensible system for gathering and processing its environment. The five senses, taste, smell, touch, sight, and hearing, all contribute greatly to the way we perceive the world around us. Our ability to sense our surrounding is a major part of what sets us apart from inanimate objects such as rocks. Lacking all of your senses puts you in…

Asrar-e-Khudi1 or The Secrets of the Self2 was published in 1915, the first philosophical poetry of Sir Mohammad Iqbal3. Iqbal describes his philosophy of "Self" or "Ego4" as “Khudi5”which is the divine spark present in every human beings. A great journey of transformation is vital to apprehend this celestial spark. A similitude of this journey is the relationship of fragrance and seed. Every seed has potential for the fragrance in it. However, to reach the fragrance, the seed…

Both adventure tourisms have their attractions and target tourists. For high risk adventurous tourism, the most famous tourist attractions are Mount Everest in Nepal which is the highest mountain on Earth and The Matterhorn in Switzerland which is the birthplace of the sport of mountaineering are the places for mountain climbing, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in India are the popular place…

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 other than Mount Everest. K2, located in Baltoro and Karakoram is instrumental in the plot because it starts everything for expert climber Greg Mortenson. After failing to reach the peak of K2 and place a necklace for his dead sister, Mortenson finds…

It was on a sunny day in June, the summer before my freshman year. It seemed as if it was just going to be a normal summer day; maybe go swimming with some friends or go to the movies. That idea changed when my mother told me we were going to visit my grandmother in Shawnee, Kansas. I remember that day very clearly; like it was just yesterday. I can remember arriving at her house, being greeted by her at-home nurse who had an unusual smile for caring for a person that is dying, but I guess that…

their work ethic and ability to overcome obstacles allows them to achieve success. Grit is a very valuable characteristic in almost any venture, as it gives someone an advantage in overcoming the inevitable obstacles they will face.” Climbing Mount Everest is no easy task. In Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer showed grit time and time again. He went through the toughest challenges on his journey in the Himalayas. “I was physically and emotionally wrecked after having spent an hour scouring the South…

Dante Arguello EES:1030:0AAA Kosloski HOUGH 2009: Kashmir Valley Megaearthquakes Summary/Importance: The Himalayan mountain range, home to Mount Everest, is one of the most well-known mountain ranges in the world. This natural occurring structure has been a very popular destination for many tourists who visit to admire the gorgeous landform from a safe distance, as well as for those who attempt to achieve their life long goal of climbing the tallest mountain on the face of the Earth. Despite the…

What is your Label? In the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word “name,” is defined as a word or phrase that refers to or that can refer to a specific person. Almost everything in the world has a name, including people, places, and everyday items. Most names have deeper meanings, but some do not, which made me curious about my own name. My parents named me Madison Elizabeth Hooper on August the twenty-eighth of the year 1998 and I have always wondered what made them choose the names that they did…

An Important Milestone A long time ago, Romans had something called, “obelisks” that told them how far miles they were from their journey. Instead of marking our journey on an actual road, however, we have something called a milestone that marks significant events in our lives. Milestones help us to mark our journey along the roads, the way the ancient Romans did. Milestone is more than just being a significant event in our lives. It is, in fact, must be reached several times in order for us to…