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    Self-Preservation

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    The deaths documented in the book are not to be blamed on other people. Ultimately, self-preservation is a survival necessity and although some failed to see self-preservation as a top priority. Some of the climbers cared more about other people’s health more than their own, which in the end did not benefit them. Every climber is responsible for themselves, once they are okay then they can assist others, though it is not their job to look after each person. No one person is responsible for the…

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    He wasn’t chary about climbing the mountain, he had a lot of confidence. He had help from his friends. His friends helped expedite the process of climbing the mountain. He needed this help because he was blind. In order for him to trust his friends, they must’ve had an unbreakable bond. With the help of his friends, they successfully climb…

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    “sense of achievement” when they reach the top of the mountain. They have also made climbing the mountain much safer than it was before; so much safer that the death rate has dropped to 1:60. They have even started to produce bottled oxygen, which climbers can…

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    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,…

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    by the storm, and still managed to end up saving two of the three climbers that were almost frozen to death or already dead. My second reason is that he is a very experienced climber and has been doing it for many years. He has been high altitude climbing for over 20 years. He has summited everest 3 times and each time was without oxygen. This means that he knows what choices…

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    down, I was up 14,125ft in the air, without any safety equipment. It was crucial finding thin empty spaces for my thick and numb fingers to slip into. Sean and I have been best friends since middle school, and we have a devotion to rock climbing. You could say we're adrenaline junkies. We both wanted to free climb Savage. Known for it's steepness and deadly climate, proudly standing at a staggering 28,251ft. Only 280 people out of thousands have actually climbed. We…

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    Try at your own risk, is a sign that people should read whenever they chose to do dangerous activities. Mountain climbing is one of the activities that can put people at risk of danger and needing to be rescued. When things go wrong a rescue team needs to come and save them from whatever danger they are in. People should not have the right to rescue services when they put themselves at risk because the rescue workers trying to save them can be hurt or killed, it is very expensive to rescue…

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    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…

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    Do you think you should risk your life to save someone tells if they pout their life at risk? To give you a pace of what you're about to read is source 1, source 2 and source 3. To begin, the story is source 1. Nick Heli has written about this in May issue of outside magazine. Clear conditions hold, hundred’s will attempt to scale the mountain this weekend alone. Suppose you wanted to climb the world’s highest peak. Would it alter your decision if you know that rescue was just a phone call,…

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    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.…

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