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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…

homes, and communities. They can also make a horrible impact on families and communities, like physical and mental impacts. Communities and town also lose lots of money due to having to repair. Some repairs can cost millions and billions of dollar. Mount Tambora, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia (April 5th, 1815) was the largest volcanic eruption in recorded U.S. history. Its damage cost 56 million dollars. It is important to also realize that volcanos are very harmful and serious…

For the simulation, our group climbed Mount Everest. My role was the expedition leader. As the leader, I was the most experienced climber reaching the summit five separate times. My role was to guide all team members to the summit without needing rescue assistance. Unfortunately, I fell short of this goal with only three of the five team members reaching the summit. The environmentalist and the marathoner had to be rescued at summit. Based on initial research and assessment of the team I…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer lived a life that was fully dedicated to God. He was born into a religious family and decided at an early age that he was going to share the gospel with everyone he possibly could by becoming a pastor. Bonhoeffer went to seminary for a few years and then ran the Confessing Church- which pledged it’s allegiance to Jesus Christ first, not the government. The church was unfortunately shut down by the Nazi government. Later in his life Bonhoeffer was arrested and hanged for his…

This week, Mount Everest claimed the life of 3 climbers and 1 Sherpa, still two other climbers are missing — is the risk of death really worth the adventure? Article: Why would someone risk their life to climb a mountain when the odds of surviving may not be in their favor? For survivors, Everest is the ultimate high, but with triumph also come tragedies. And no one understands that more than the families of those who recently died trying to reach that ultimate high. Three dead – two missing In…

There are many challenges and obstacles that we face, both mentally and physically in life. After reading, “Into Thin Air,” written by Jon Krakauer, he shares his, along with others experiences of climbing Mount Everest. During this journey, climbers had to mentally and physically prepare themselves for any obstacles that headed their way. Krakauer, in particular, had prior climbing experience, but wasn’t as experience in higher altitudes such as Everest. Unfortunately, some climbers didn’t make…

Efficient Icelandic director, Baltasar Kormakur, returns to the cinematic recreations of dramatic real-life events after the accomplished “The Deep”, dated from two years ago. Right after the latter, he made an incursion into the action-crime fictional genre with the uninvolving “Two Guns”, starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. “Everest”, an account of the tragedy occurred in the famous Nepalese mountain in the spring of 1996, also presents a strong cast, including Jason Clarke, Jake…

Mount Everest is the most elevated mountain on the planet. Its height of 29, 035 feet (8,850 meters) was exploded utilizing GPS satellite gear on May 5, 1999. It was already accepted to be marginally lower (29,028 feet/8,848 meters), as decided in 1954 by averaging estimations from different destinations around the mountain. The National Geographic Society has affirmed the new elevation.The initial seven endeavors on Everest, beginning with a surveillance in 1921, drew closer the mountain from…

The definition of a beatitude according to Merriam Webster is to “be in a state of utmost bliss.” Many would compare it being extremely happy with a feeling of great joy, recognizing what it feels like to be blessed. The message or the Sermon On The Mount is a message for Jesus’ disciples to spread to the world and provide the foundations for love, how to get along with each other, and at the same time, act in accordance of being a Christian – Being In God’s Image. The Eight Beatitudes does not…

In No Shortcuts to the Top, by Ed Viesturs, the issue of poor decision making and lack of experience comes up several times. Viesturs believes that climbing is both a mental and physical sport, as said in the article, and it is also an partially individual sport. While mountaineers often climb in teams, each climber has to rely on their own experiences, training, and gut instincts. “I never for a minute thought we made the wrong decision in turning back. Nor did I think J.C and Alberto made the…