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    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…

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    precisely the same height as the pressurized jet bearing me through the heavens. That I proposed to climb to the cruising altitude of an Airbus 300 jetliner struck me, at that moment, as preposterous, or worse,” (Kraukauer, 32, 1997). In the story, Into Thin Air, the narrator, Jon Krakauer, discussed his and his team’s plight and account as they ascended Mount Everest, which is the tallest mountain on Earth. From his perspective, he blamed Anatoli Boukreev for all the negativity and deaths that…

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    Krakauers style is full of dull passion and understandable respect for the mountain. The style didn't effect the book, the text wasn't very difficult to read in fact the way Krakauer organized chapters made it easier to understand. The three tones of Into Thin Air are Subjective, because Krakauers point of view is based off how he feels, Judgmental, because he had certain opinions of some of the other climbers, and finally Guilty, because he feels survivors…

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    Lauren Wood American Literature Summer Reading Notes (Selection 1) Biography – Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 1. It is very hard for biographies to be impartial because the author can never truly know what the person must have felt like at the time. Jon Krakuer though seemed to pull this off because he mainly just stated the facts of Alex/Chris McCandless’ journey and what other people thought of him. 2. Quotes a. “Please return all mail I receive to the sender. It might be a very long time…

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    In 1954, John Krakauer was born in Corvallis, Oregon. He was the third of five children and was greatly influence by his father, Lewis Karkauer, a doctor and weekend climber. At the age of eight he was introduced to mountaineering. After graduating from Corvallis High School in 1972 he went to Hampshire College in Massachusetts to study Environmental studies. Afterwards, he spent his time in Colorado, Alaska, and Pacific Northwest as a commercial fisherman. His father wanted Jon to study…

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    The Wildest Journey

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    Adventure has drawn people into its deadly grasp since the beginning of time. In the long stretch of mountains called the Himalayas; Everest stands tall, calling people in with a promise of adventure. Somewhere on the North Face lays a lifeless discolored body belonging to one George Mallory, who climbed the mountain for the third time in 1924 in promise of adventure left the world with a mystery. Some believe that Mallory and his tech savvy partner Sandy Irvine did not reach the summit. However…

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    The role of commercialism play in the disaster of 1996 In Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air, climbers and guides of varying skill levels attempt to summit Everest in the disaster of 1996. The Everest guides fight not only to get to the top, but to get popularity for more customers to climb with them. The only way to get people to pay to get up to the top of the world’s highest mountain was to have a good reputation. Rob Hall the guide for Adventure Consultants, Scott Fisher the leader of Mountain…

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    expedition group experienced many incidents which caused all but 2 of the members to die. Krakauer was uneasy about the expedition to begin with, but coming home as 1 of 2 survivors severely affected his life after the accident. In Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air he uses diction and details to reveal his purpose of showing us his guilt, remorse and how persevering given that many of his climbing partners have died. One method Krakauer uses to reveal his purpose is diction. When describing the…

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    The Everest disaster in 1996 was a disaster that could have been prevented due to some people's selfishness. The disaster had killed many climber from all of the expeditions including the leaders from two of the expeditions such as Scott Fischer and Rob Hall. The two climbers had been from the Adventure Consultants (Rob Hall) and Mountain Madness (Scott Fischer) team. The moral problem of climbing Everest would be that if you see someone else in danger you have to look and take your life into…

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    Mrs. Vermillion 19 February 2016 Into Thin Air Summary In the personal account of a Mount Everest climb, Jon Krakauer explores the tragic blunders of the trip that made it unforgettable. Krakauer delves into the details of his trip, while also explaining historical in tells of the famous summit…

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