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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.

The broadcast of Everest does not fully explain the difficulties and brutality that it truly is. It sets this mentality in the adventurer's heads that climbing Mount Everest isn’t as arduous if you are part of a commercialized team, for example, ‘The Adventure Consultants.’ Fischer has even stated that with all the ropes and camps built in, he has claimed to have “built a yellow brick road to the summit” (Krakauer 86). This demonstrates how the advertising of Everest places psychological arrogance in their minds even before they purchase their $65,000 ‘adventure ticket’. The leaders of the expedition do not caution the paying travelers that even though they can assure the camp tents and food, they can’t assure the safety of their trips. They do not mention the fact that an avalanche could occur, or that a glacier could fall at any second. Lack of accurate, honest information about the expedition that travelers are signing up for is a prominent example of psychological violence because this can soon “He said that the magazine wasn't prepared to shell out $65,000 but that he and the other editors thought the commercialization of Everest was an important story” (Krakauer ). Even before the Outside magazine company sent Krakauer to gain the experience of climbing, he is paid for coming back with a report on the broadcasting of Everest. Once again, this creates psychological

The Dangers of Mount Everest and How to Be Safe When Encountering the Dangers By: Prisha Patel

On the day of May 10, 1996, several climbers were attempting to descend the slopes of Mount Everest in blizzard conditions: a time at which every moment mattered. Emerging from the pack, two climbers reached the safety of the tents of Camp Four before the majority of their teammates. Anatoli Boukreev and Jon Krakauer recounted the situation of that day in very different ways, but Krakauer seemed to portray Boukreev as an antagonist in his book, Into Thin Air. Boukreev proved in his own book, The Climb, that multiple actions called into question by Krakauer were in fact valuable steps that an experienced climber used in order to rescue clients in need.

The particular descent ahead of those on the ''hill'' on May 10, 1996, resulted in the greatest loss of life in the history of mountaineering on Everest. As news spread of the nine deaths (including that of Hall, who spoke to his wife in New Zealand by radiophone as he lay stranded in a snowstorm on the summit ridge), a barrage of questions resounded: What went wrong? Why was the approaching storm ignored? And, most emphatically, why are ''tourists'' with more money than expertise being taken up Everest in the first place?

Many people question whether or not the perils of mountaineering or extreme mountain climbing, such as climbing Mount Everest, outweigh the benefits. Mount Everest enthusiast have recently been debating whether or not the negatives of mountaineering outweigh the positives. If they decide the negatives are greater than the benefits, they may close Mount Everest from the public to be able to make a more informed decision, and if they decide the negatives aren’t greater than the positives, then they will keep Mount Everest open. In my point of view, the negatives of mountaineering outweigh the positives or negatives for reasons that include, cost, death, and religious importance.

A collective groan of relief came from behind me as my group started up one of the last steep sections of our trail up the beautiful, Costa Rican mountain. Our guide, Riza, the mother of our mission group’s host family, gave the rest of the group a smile. “You volunteered to climb a mountain! What’d you expect?” I seemed to be the only one who was actually enjoying the rewarding exercise. The crisp mountain air and occasional breeze felt refreshing as I trudged up the path, being careful to avoid holes and wondering what sights lie ahead.

There is no doubt that anyone has heard about the famous Mount Everest. A majority of people go every year, whether they want to just see the sights or they actually dare to climb it and reach one of the greatest achievement of anyone's life. But for some people they do not enjoy the thought of people climbing the mountain and risking their life, in some cases taking their lives. In my opinion, I believe that if someone chooses to take the risk of climbing this potentially dangerous mountain, then they should understand every risk and every dangerous situation that they are going into.

Finally, the many voices of the climb must be analyzed in order to help us understand how all the different perspectives make this story what it is today. From those of the climbers who survived to the parents of those who didn’t, to the media, and the public, this story is still one of cloudy facts and unknown details told in many different ways depending on the story teller. By piecing them together we were able to form the background of the story, yet when we tell each an individual we gain a unique perspective into different sides of the

In the wake of the 1996 disasters, a doctor decided to perform an experiment that required him to follow a team of hikers to measure for the first time, the toll high-altitude climbing takes on the heart, lungs, blood, and brain. I thought it appropriate to incorporate some of the evidence acquired from the studies done by the group, seeing as the interest for this experiment was triggered by the tragic events that had materialized on Mount Everest May of 1996. The program is a first scientific study I have seen on what occurs in human body when it is steadily experiencing this type of stress. The program shows what happens to the awareness and physical ability in low oxygen pressure. While superficially seeming to be normal, under intense testing done by the researchers, it is clear that there stands weakening in the hiker’s brain capacity to process information.

Just imagine yourself climbing at the top of Mount Everest. Pretty cool and daring right? Well right now there’s a debate whether we should keep it open or not due to it being dangerous and there being many deaths. Although that is true most people believe they should leave it open. It gives people a rush of adrenaline and it’s not like they’d let just anybody in, in order to climb big terrains you must have a license. So the people who lost their lives while climbing the mountain knew that their life was on the line while climbing. This essay/report will be an argumentative essay on how they should keep Mount Everest open.

Imagine for a moment that you wanted to go on a trip to a place you've been wishing and pleading to go to and finally you’re ready to go, only to have your trip canceled because some people thought the trip was unsafe.Well this might be a possible reality for some mountaineers hoping to reach Mt.Everest’s summit.Due to some tragedies that have taken place on the climb like the avalanche on April 18, 2014 which claimed the lives of sixteen Nepalese guides and others, debates on whether the journey to the Summit of Mt.Everest should be permitted have appeared(Source 1).So the question that remains is do the accomplishments made climbing the mountain outweigh the risk?I believe that the accomplishment of reaching the summit outweighs the risk

Foremost among the benefits is perhaps the sheer experience of getting outside of someone’s comfort zone and embarking on an adventurous journey which few men would have the courage to even think about. Nowadays people, especially the younger generation, are seeking exciting activities which may be dangerous, such as mountain climbing, and these difficult journeys seem to be a favorable option for adrenaline-junkies. Furthermore, it must be said that due to the severe living conditions of these locations, the natural

May 10, 1996 will be remembered as one of the most tragic and unforeseen days in the history of mountain climbing as five people, including two of the world’s most experienced climbers, lost their lives. Analyzing the events leading up to and including the climb and descent reveal poor leadership and flawed decision making as the root cause of a team being assembled that was not adequate for climbing the mountain.

Into thin air shows me the importance of preparing before climb the mountain. Everything is hard to do without preparing. If you don’t train yourself, check the oxygen, and make sure the way, you will not arrive the top of mountain. Furthermore, mentality is also important for you to climb your “Everest.”