Unit Discussion 6
You and a friend are planning a trip to a high altitude location five time zones away, to mountain climb for a week. The temperature will be below freezing much of the time. What precautions should you consider for the trip? Consider the different foods and liquids you should take for this type of trip.
As to planning a trip to a foreign land to climb mountains and unaware of the climate from not being there, it is important to research, plan, and understand what conditions you will be facing. Planning as much as time as possible is important since there are so many unpredictable variables to deal will even before the destination is reached. Researching besides looking up on information on a few websites and hoping for the
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Weather in regions are vastly different and being 5,000 feet up on a mountain, the weather is and can unpredictable. The conditions can change within minutes so making sure to have the best gear available that can meet the criteria to survive in that important is a pure matter of survival. Packing only what is needed and not bringing unnecessary items that will not weigh the pack down and will cause the body to work harder when it is not necessary. The main focus should be on food, water, a good first aid kit, equipment only needed for the trip, a great set of hiking boots already broken in, and clothing that is breathable and light that for reducing or increasing layers when needed as weather changes quickly. This takes time to getting use to before the trip eating foods that are good tasting, are rich in nutrients, can be consumed easily, and are readily available. With clothing it should be worn during training so the climber can make sure it fits well, along with the pack used so it will not be …show more content…
Mild Altitude Sickness or Acute mountain Sickness (AMS) can lead to worsen condition such as High- Altitude Cerebral Edema, and High- Altitude Pulmonary Edema warning signs are important to understand so climbers to not increase a worsen state and k now how to prevent such issues from happening. Preventive measures along with warning signs of physical distress, staying continuously hydrated, not drinking alcohol, avoid depressants, breathing techniques such as pressure breathing, and being physically fit will aide in the prevention of acquiring illnesses like AMS. Acclimatization is an important and necessary process in order to complete an arduous journey. The author from the New York times explain “ Climb the mountain gradually, stop for a day or two to rest every 2,000 feet, and sleep at lower altitudes if possible” ( ,2014). Acclimatization aides in the body getting used to such a harsh environment with greater air pressure and lower oxygen available the higher elevations climbers ascend to. Being mentally aware and tough is important feeling early warns and quick response to high altitude illnesses, dehydration, and other health risks will aide in the progression of illnesses increasing chances of better recovery. Ascending slowly, eating regularly, and getting
Here, it is highly recommended to to use supplemental oxygen at this altitude, because the less oxygen you have, the more your brain cells die off. This means that you do not think as well and you cannot perform your best, which could mean life or death in this situation. The climax of the novel is when the team reaches their goal of making their way to the summit on May 10, 1996. The guide, Rob Hall, told the team before the climb that they had to be at the summit no later than two o’clock, and if you are not there by then, they must turn back. Around two o’clock, a massive storm begins to close in. The team must make it down to the lower camos soon or else it will be almost impossible for any of them to get back alive. Some of the climbers have not made it to to summit yet and go against Rob Hall’s judgement, and go the rest of the way themselves. Unfortunately, Jon Krakauer , Rob Hall, and all the other climbers get caught up in the storm. Jon Krakauer by a miracle gets down to the lower level camps and he has been out of supplemental oxygen for a while now. He stumbles upon one of the climbers of his team. His name is Beck Weathers. Beck eventually gets to a camp and they finally get him to the doctors at the Base Camp. When he gets to the doctors, the doctors say that he has the worst frostbite that they have ever seen.
One very off-putting factor for climbing Mount Everest is the climb itself. This is because of all of the risks taken when doing so. All of the risks are very extreme and most can actually lead to death as many that have attempted making the treacherous journey up the mountain have not made it back down safely. This factor can become stuck in many people’s heads and change their minds about making the journey up this beautiful mountain completely. Although several see the travel up the mountain as dangerous and unpleasant, many also see it as the best part of the whole trip. This makes perfect sense seeing as during this climb you can experience some of the most beautiful scenery anyone would ever have the chance to see in their entire lives. The climb has been said to be beautiful and well worth all of the hardship of injury and pain. Overall the climb up the mountain can be seen as the whole reason not to climb Mount Everest or the very reason to do so, but either way the sights you can see are magnificent, or are they?
As said by Zopa, “You can never tell who the mountain will allow, and who it will not.” Peak needs to reach the top of the mountain as soon as possible, before he turns 15, in order to break the world record of having the youngest person reach above 29,000 feet. To do this, though, he endangers his life with the cold, getting oxygen, and just the climb itself. As they say, “Climb high, sleep low,” to get acclimatized, that way your lungs will be caught up with your body, or else they would collapse and you could come down with a serious case of HAPE. With the climb itself, Peak faces quite a few difficulties. At one point, when he was climbing up a steep slope with his axes, one of Sun-Jo’s slipped, and he was dangling. But, being the hero he is, Peak climbed sideways towards the rope that was hanging there, grabbed it, and swung down to Sun-Jo, saving him just as his crampon was slipping. There were other things like avalanches that happened, but the most killer thing was the so called death zone. In it, you have to get in and out in under 18 hours, or else you will meet certain death. Oxygen or not, there’s only a certain time limit you can survive it. Of course Peak made it out in time, but he did not, in fact, reach the summit, which was actually rather
The entire journey up the mountain is full of danger. You constantly have to worry about the oxygen you are getting and people around you are dying. The air is thin and if there is any air, it’s contaminated. You have to worry about getting the disease H.A.P.E. You have to worry about your health 24/7. You have to get past impossible obstacles. You just have to be strong. Climbing the mountain is an endless, painful battle. No matter what is happening outside of the mountain, on Mount Everest all that matters is Survival.
The career I chose to undertake as my profession is that of a mechanical engineer. Why do I want to become a mechanical engineer? Well, for starters, I would be able to design, build and possibly repair many various machines and other technologies that are complex. These technologies can range from being already in use on a global scale to new, futuristic designs that are highly technical. Also, this career includes being a sort of jack-of-all-trades, where I would possess knowledge in mathematics, physics, etc. Finally, this career offers me the chance to expand outside my immediate area since mechanical engineers are well desired around the globe as well.
In order to continue climbing Everest, many aspects of climbing need to be improved before more people endanger their lives to try and reach the roof of the world. The guides have some areas that need the most reform. During the ascension of Everest the guides made a plethora mistakes that seemed insignificant but only aided in disaster. The guides first mistake is allowing “any bloody idiot [with enough determination] up” Everest (Krakauer 153). By allowing “any bloody idiot” with no climbing experience to try and climb the most challenging mountain in the world, the guides are almost inviting trouble. Having inexperienced climbers decreases the trust a climbing team has in one another, causing an individual approach to climbing the mountain and more reliance on the guides. While this approach appears fine, this fault is seen in addition to another in Scott Fischer’s expedition Mountain Madness. Due to the carefree manner in which the expedition was run, “clients [moved] up and down the mountain independently during the acclimation period, [Fischer] had to make a number of hurried, unplanned excursions between Base Camp and the upper camps when several clients experienced problems and needed to be escorted down,” (154). Two problems present in the Mountain Madness expedition were seen before the summit push: the allowance of inexperienced climbers and an unplanned climbing regime. A third problem that aided disaster was the difference in opinion in regards to the responsibilities of a guide on Everest. One guide “went down alone many hours ahead of the clients” and went “without supplemental oxygen” (318). These three major issues: allowing anyone up the mountain, not having a plan to climb Everest and differences in opinion. All contributed to the disaster on Everest in
The second aspect is the climate. The wind can blow over 200 mph(Arnette). The temperature can be -80 degrees fahrenheit (Arnette). The warmest temp on the summit was 3 degrees fahrenheit (Urmann).
Next, a con about climbing Mount Everest is that you will get very tired. You can maybe even die because of lack of energy, food, and oxygen. The next con is that there are
At first, Jon thinks the mountain is elementary and over embellished. He says, “…to denigrate Everest as a slag heap"-a peak lacking sufficient technical challenges or aesthetic appeal to be a worthy objective for a "serious" climber, which I desperately aspired to be” (23). After the tragic expedition, Jon realizes that climbing Mount Everest is no easy task, and is extremely dangerous. He says, “Truth be told, climbing Mount Everest has always been an extraordinarily dangerous undertaking and doubtless always will be…climbing mountains will never be a safe, predictable, rule bound enterprise” (287). At the end of this novel, Jon changes his perspective, eventually understanding the danger that Mount Everest can
In the first place, I do not think that climbing Mt. Everest is a good idea since there have been a lot of climbers who die there. It sounds like going to the hell because you want to see what it is like. If I were on the mountain and my friend is in danger, I think I would try to save him but only when I am sure that I can survive. I
Not only climbing Mount Everest can affect the climber, environment, but it can affect the local population of Nepal. According to the textbook Geography Alive! Regions and People it says on page 422 “ Porters are sometimes overworked and they are mistreated.” It is clearly testified that not everyone is nice to the porters, when they are only trying to help the climber climb safe to the summit. Another evidence, on page 216 from the book Peak, where it says “I had seen a dead person, let alone a frozen dead person.” Peak has testified that he saw a corpse just laying down face down on the cold snow on camp 4. This was new to him because he was not expecting this new thing for him. Concluding with this, climbing Mount Everest is not the best
Everest trekking is a tremendous journey to reach the base camp of world highest mountains on foot. The route goes along the Dudh Kosi Valley and alpine settlement. It offers close-up Mt. Everest (8848 m.) views while walking across the UNESCO heritage site ‘Sagarmatha National Park’ and Sherpa town, Namche Bazaar. The journey starts either Jiri (1905 m) or Lukla (2860 m). Everest Base Camp Trek,Short Everest Base Camp Trek, Everest high pass trek, Gokyo Lake trekking and Everest view Trek are the well-liked itinerary.
It is essential that climbers carry the correct equipment for the climb to Mount Everest. The clothing that climbers will need has to be breathable material. If the material is not breathable, the suit traps the sweat inside the climber’s suit making the climber cold. The equipment has to be up to date and reliable. If the equipment is unreliable, then the climber has a high chance of risking his life. The climber’s safety is extremely important in climbing Mount Everest. Anything can happen on the mountain, so it is imperative that climbers prepare thoroughly.
Mt. Kilimanjaro is considerably the premier peak regarding Africa. Furthermore, the season anticipated for maximum Mt. Kilimanjaro mountaineering experience is spring. However, the climate concerning Mt. Kilimanjaro ranges from scorching to freezing. In relation to safety purposes, a one year training program is required before climb. Preparation for circumstances include exercising, thermoregulation, altitude challenges, nutrition, along with injury prevention concerning age. Although Mt. Kilimanjaro circumstances remain brutal, training will prepare climbers for anticipated conditions.
When Sir George Everest discovered mount Everest in 1856 the mountain stood at 29,002 feet tall and today now stands 29,029 feet tall but is still growing 25 inches every year. While mount Everest is beautiful it is also cold and dangerous. The lowest the temperature can get is -80 degrees fahrenheit. About some two hundred dead bodies cover the mountain from things like: falls, avalanches, and exposure to frostbite and there is about one in ten successful summits that end in death. It costs about 55,500 dollars to climb mount Everest. Some coasts are climbing permits those can cost 25,00 dollars for a single person and you have to have one befor you can step foot on the mountain. To get to base camp it takes yaks, porters and four thousand dollars. Also guides one or two per person and that’s five thousand dollars each. There are camps along the way with supplies and staff that need to be paid and paying for food every six weeks that's two thousand dollars. One of the most important things is one of the most expensive. Oxygen bottles cost five hundred and fifty dollars a bottle and usually people use five bottles to