Mt. Everest, The Tallest Mountain

“You can never tell who the mountain will allow and who it will not.” The novel “Peak” by Roland Smith shows you the thrilling journey of climbing the tallest mountain in the world. Climbing a mountain for several months doesn’t just take physical strength, but also mental strength. The story takes you through Peak Marcello’s journey to become the youngest person in the world to climb Mt.Everest. “Peak” follows a theme of love, family, and most of all survival.

Do you know what it’s like to climb to the top of the world – 29000 feet up, in negative 27 degrees Celsius? Few people do, and two very special individuals in particular had the privilege of being the first to do so; these were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. These two men were the first to every climb Mt. Everest and they did it together. However, despite the hardships, adventure, and success they shared together, these two men have slightly different accounts on how the trip went. No doubt, of course, they both worked very hard and were more than deserving of fame and the world’s admiration in the aftermath – they simply had different views and thoughts as to how all of this ended up happening. Some of the differences in perspective

We got to the top. I never thought I could have done it, but here am I. The view is amazing. I feel like I’m on top of the world! I feel the adrenaline in my blood and the rush is indescribable. I can feel the snow on my feet, I can hear the wind rushing by, and I feel as if I could conquer Earth. Seeing the small cities on the bottom of the mountain is like watching little ant’s houses and I imagine how different they must be from each other. It looks as if the small and insignificant buildings are bowing down to the giant mount. I feel like I’m on top of the world. I am still a bit afraid of falling though. I can still feel the fear pushing in my insides trying to get out, but I feel so unstoppable that my brain pushes the thought of feeling afraid to the deepest parts of my consciousness. It’s like the wind brushes the fear away slowly with every breath of air. Finally my insides are churning for the right reason;

Mt. Everest’s summit has always seemed an unattainable goal for most people. The idea that most people have is that if I can climb Mt Everest, I can accomplish anything. To have the money and desire to try to attempt it is one thing, but being able to endure the punishment is quite another. Beck Weathers, one of the climbers on this particular expedition, had such severe frostbite that he had to have his right arm, nose and the fingers on his left hand amputated. Everyone on the expedition suffered the rigors of Everest. The two expert guides, Rob Hall and Scott Fischer, lost their lives due to a violent storm that ripped through during their descent from the summit. Their impaired judgment also contributed to their demise. Everest is no respecter of persons. Mt Everest is the most respected mountain in the whole world and if

Picture yourself climbing the tallest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest. Many people have successfully scaled this mountain, but others have tried and failed. Mt. Everest has been called a Himalayan Wonder because of its geography and weather extremes (Urmann). By exploring the geography, the people who have tried to climb it, and the supplies you will need, one can see how brave the many people who tried to climb it have been.

“Once Everest was determined to be the highest summit earth, it was only a matter of time before people decided that Everest needed to be climbed” (14)

Two men on different mountains, in different decades, sit atop snowy, windy mountains, reflecting on what got them on such a cold, towering mound of rock and snow. Jon Krakauer tells his story of climbing the Devil’s Thumb “a dozen or so years,” ago, whereas Erik Weihenmayer, a blind man, pulls you into the middle of his story of climbing Mt. Everest with a team of nineteen. Krakauer, in an attempt to escape his boring, dead-end job, ventures to climb a mountain in Alaska by himself. Jon did not succeed on the route he had originally planned on taking, but did achieve his goal of reaching the summit of the Devil’s Thumb by going a different course. However; Jon found that climbing the mountain was unsatisfactory. Weihenmayer reached the summit of Everest with few problems. Erik states that some obstacles during climbing were made invalid because of his blindness. Although both men are in similar situations, they both have very differing experiences on these summits.

Two noticeably famous people who have climbed the ruthless mountain Everest, Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmand Hillary, are possibly the best 2 climbers that have been around, and If I had to choose between the two, I would pick Norgay. When deciding between the two I had to think about several things, and one of them is the advantages of having both people with myself. Nonetheless, I concluded that they were both bold and that they were willing to do anything to go 29,000 feet. They were both someone who knew about the land, and knew what to do, and not what to do. “At that great moment for which I had waited all my life, my mountain did not seem to me a lifeless thing of rock and ice, but warm and friendly and loving.” (Norgay Page 42) Even

Have you ever wondered what kind of hardships come with climbing the tallest mountain in the world before? Expectantly, the book Peak by Roland Smith and the movie Everest have a lot of similarities with some exceptionally prominent differences. From personal conflict and character conflict to the general aspect of climbing Mt. Everest, the book and the movie explore all different types of similarities and differences. Being similar, in both the movie and the book, the mountain always decides. The morals were constant and everyone experiences the same deal in similar ways. One significant difference came between Peak, the main character in the book, and Rob(5th summit attempt), the main character in the movie.

Into Thin Air describes Jon Krakauer’s experience in detail about his ascent up Mount Everest, a climb that transpired during late April through mid-May of the year 1996. Whilst focusing on his perspective of the climb by describing his perseverance through the fear, exhaustion, and lack of oxygen, he also provides a

This novel takes you from the base of Everest to the summit and then back down again. Each camp and elevation brings new people and challenges. Jon Krakauer is a journalist recruited to write an article about the commercialisation of Everest, little did he know that the weeks that followed would haunt him forever. Even with experienced guides, Sherpas and climbers an unexpected and violent storm turns a smooth expedition into a chaotic disaster.

In the history of mountaineering, there are those who fall through the cracks of history, and those who outshine the sun itself. Alison Hargreaves was one of these astonishing people who set a new standard in the climbing community. Born in England during the early 1960’s, Hargreaves’ mother was a teacher, and father a scientist. By the time she was six she had already fallen in love with the outdoors through her parent’s hobby of hiking.

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.

Mount Everest is by far the hardest mountain to climb. Not only is it the hardest mountain to climb but it is also the tallest mountain to climb. Mount Everest is located in Asia and about two hundred people climb it each year. McKinley mountain is located in the United States and is the third tallest mountain to climb. About seven hundred people climb it each year. McKinley seems to be an easier mountain to climb due to more people able to climb it and less of an elevation. This concludes that Mount Everest is the most difficult mountain to climb in the world.

Have you ever thought of what it’s like to climb Mount Everest? Well if you think it’s easy, let me tell you that you are very wrong. 1996 was the best climbing year ever. There was about fifty people who attempted. But four very well known ones that summited together are, Rob Hall, Beck Weathers, David Breshears, and Ed Viesturs. They have all summited before, so it’s nothing new. The date they picked to summit was May 10th, it was a lucky date for them in previous climbs. So, to the summit we go!