Climbing Mount Everest Case Study

The Everest Team Simulation, simulated a team climbing the treacherous and precarious Mt Everest. Through the course of the simulation six key decision sets were required to be completed and documented fully. Over the duration of the simulation a variety of problems/issues were additionally encountered, addressed and documented. For the period of the Simulation the role of photographer was played by myself Olivia Fabbro. The Everest Team Simulation team as a whole received a score of 83%. As an individual the photographer role received 88% or 7/8. As a whole, the team worked very well together, resulting in the successful completion of the simulation.

Students enrolled in MGTS1301 participated in a three-hour Mount Everest Simulation which involved a team of five people. Each team consisted of a team leader, physician, photographer, environmentalist and marathoner with a common goal of reaching the summit and avoiding rescue. On our team, I was the team leader and completed 40% of my personal goals while our team achieved 44%. After the simulation, I realised I lacked in developing managerial efficiency such as strategic thinking and decision making which led to poor task-structure related to task clarity and the means of leading my team as we progressed through the simulation.

The case of Mt. Everest focuses on two commercial expeditions, Adventure Consultants and Mountain Madness, and the tragic event on May 10, 1996. These two commercial expeditions were lead by Rob Hall and Scott Fischer, and were consisted of 20 members. Both leaders were experienced climbers, but due to several factors, the expedition resulted into five deaths including Hall and Fischer. The event has thought managers to evaluate the importance of leadership together with its internal and external factors that managers should consider to survive in the high risk business world.

It would be very hard to find someone who does not agree with the opinion that curiosity is in the human nature. People will explore the depths of the oceans and blast off into space to learn and discover. However when people know they have a safety net or a ticket out of danger then they are more inclined to take risks. Mount Everest is one of these situations. Rescue services should not be given to people when they put themselves at risk because rescuing them from their own bad decisions can cost a lot of money, they life of others, and the life of themselves.

Ring ring, you answer the phone the women with a sincere voice informs you that your loved one’s body has been found on the top of Mount Everest. Sorrow, pain, and regret all feelings you have when you heard the news. The families of those 250 people in which received that call all felt sorrow, pain, and regret. Mount Everest, a mountain people dare to conquer, but most fail to accomplish. Therefore, I believe that Mount Everest should be closed.

Multiple oversights occurred on the 1996 expedition to Everest, both due to human error and natural causes. When asked to write an article about Everest, excited Krakauer sees this as an opportunity to fulfill his long lifelong dream to climb the mountain. Though all does not go as planned. For instance, at the summit, Harris turns Krakauer’s oxygen tank to full flow instead of turning it off like the journalist had requested (10). Later, an undesired storm strikes and wounds and takes the lives many of the climbers(). A small number survived and Krakauer was thrilled as he was overjoyed nothing went even worse. Indicating when Krakauer went through the hazardous perils of human life he learned to respect it more. As he then to focused on

The first reason the negatives of mountaineering Mount Everest outweigh the positives is that the cost of climbing Mount Everest is stated in source #2 when it states,”...when 234 climbers reached the summit… Each and every one of them had paid $10,000 for a climbing permit.” This displays how in total, they made 2,340,000, in just climbing permits alone not including climbing gear! Consequently, It also shows that Mount Everest can be closed for a short period of time and

Mount Everest is a very interesting mountain, with it’s bizarre features and deadly dangers it makes for an interesting ascent for many climbers.

Mount Everest is one of the tallest mountains in the world. It is part of the Himalayan Mountains. They were formed in the last few million years. After the supercontinent of Laurasia broke up millions of years ago, India moved slowly north towards Asia and then crashed into it. The seabed between the two plates(the earth's crust is divided into large areas of land called plates) was crumbled and pushed up on the northern rim of India to form mountains. These two plates of the earth's crust are still moving, so the Himalayas are being pushed up higher. The highest mountain on the planet, Mount Everest is growing two inches taller each year. Satellite technology says the mountain is currently 29,107

Climbing to the summit of Mount Everest is considered an amazing accomplishment in today’s world. But when people climb up and down the mountain, they leave behind piles of trash and human waste. People like Sir Edmund Hillary and several organizations like Eco Everest are concerned about the negative impacts climbers have on the mountain.

Do you really know how dangerous climbing Mt. Everest is? Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world and only professional climbers can climb it. Only a few people know about the real dangers of Mt. Everest, from the slippery slopes, slick ice, thin air, and deep crevices. Climbers do not have much stamina to climb the mountain, so they need to train for years and years just to climb one mountain. Climbers from 13 to 73 years old have climbed the mountain, but not all have come down.

At elevations over 25,00 ft, a human brain is much more susceptible to altitude induced illnesses, such as HACE, HAPE and countless others. Thoughts are warped and hallucinations are common occurrences, not to mention digestive complication and gradual loss of eyesight. Furthermore, there is no space in your mind to be worrying about someone else’s physical and mental condition when you yourself are so exhausted, you can barely find the strength to put on your crampons. Knowing personal limits is a crucial understanding to have in order to safely climb Mount Everest. For example, Göran Kropp attempted to summit Everest around the same time Krakauer’s expedition was on the mountain, but after riding 8,000 miles on bike to reach the colossal

Both Sir Edmund and organizations like Eco Everest Expedition share similar concerns about Mount Everest because they both want to stop climbers from leaving their food containers,tents,oxygen bottles,human waste and other necessary supplies for the climb. According to Source #1, “Hillary was also deeply concerned about the environment... He also demanded that mountain climbers clean up the garbage that often got left behind on Mount Everest--materials like used oxygen bottles, which climbers would discard because of their weight” (Source #1). Another quote to support my statement is, “Launched in 2008, Eco Everest annually collects piles of of debris covering the mountain...Himalayan Experience, for example, requires all climbers to remove their own human waste and other debris from Everest.” (Source #2). The first quote proves my statement because it shows that Sir Edmund Hillary was concerned with how the environment was changing on Mount Everest and how he insisted that climbers should clean up their debris and waste.

On May 10, 1996 six people died trying to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. These people were parts of two expeditions that were in the Himalayas, preparing to ascend the summit for six weeks. The first group was under the direction of Rob Hall, who had put 39 paying clients on the summit in five years. Hall was considered the leader of the mountain and the man to see no matter what the discrepancy. Group two, headed by Fisher, who like Hall, was trying to start a profitable business in providing the experience of climbing Mt. Everest to all for the price of 60 to 70 thousand dollars. Unfortunatly, neither man would live to tell the tale of this expedition.

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.