Reflection Paper On Rock Climbing

I have been snowboarding since 2005, and since then I have been passionate about the sport. When i’m not snowboarding, I like to watch snowboarding; when i’m not watching snowboarding, i’m probably just adding things to my Burton shopping cart and wishing I was a pro so that I could afford them.

Mark Pfetzer starts his climbing experience at twelve years old. He lives in Rhode Island, his director named Christian. Mark at first didn’t trust the rope, but he found where to put his feet, and gained confidence. He loved it. Mark has never liked ball sports, but instead hiking, running, karate, and fly fishing. Mark does not connect with many people his age, so Mark usually hung around people of an older age. To get his training going, Mark wanted to register for the Rock Gym, but has to be fifteen. Since he looks older for his age, he gets past by. Inside of the gym, there is a huge rock wall where he starts climbing on it. There he meets Geoff, a climber and a doctor who says he could do ice climbing if he gets sponsors. Mark starts mailing for sponsor to get $300 to climb Mt. Crawford.

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

In Matthew Hedger’s article “Yosemite National Park Day Hikes: Vernal Falls Death March”, he claims that you don’t always know what you’re getting into and find that things are harder than they seem. Hedger supports his claim with a story of his hike up Vernal Falls. His purpose is to inform his readers that you can always get through difficult things and that they’re stronger than they think. The intended audience is anyone who enjoys a good story and wants to know about hiking.

Wiping the sweat from my brow I called a halt to the crew. Phil and I dumped our packs and found a comfy boulder to rest on. I looked back to where the last guys were coming from back down the trail. They had stopped talking a while back and marched slowly along the dirt trail. Phil produced an energy-bar he’d saved from breakfast and began to munch on it as I drained another water bottle. After the refreshing drink I laid back against the rock and stared up at the pine trees. But a moment later, hearing grumble about sore legs, I sat up, grinning, “By the map we only have another couple hours.”

The Everest simulation used the dramatic context of a Mount Everest expedition as related to management concepts exploring the role of leadership, effective communication, and team work to achieve success. The simulation required students to work in cohesive teams consisting of five members, where each individual was assigned a specific role and a goal. The roles included the team leader, physician, environmentalist, photographer, and marathoner. Some goals were contradictory in order to assess how the team reacted to complex and sometimes conflicting situations. Before the actual simulation started, the group discussed the general approach and how to deal with

The theoretical framework was somewhat dictatorship on today; I learned that the tone that the facilitator sets for the majority of the session is how the session runs. This is actually how I figured the sessions would be run, but to be aware that always expect the unexpected at any time. You must also be ready to adjust to whatever it is happening at that particular moment. This particular session appears to be more somber with quite a bit of silence and skepticism. Why this climate I asked myself? I really don’t know. I would suggest to the facilitator to have some kind of activity that she uses as an icebreaker. This would help get the communication going between the members. A specific skill that I have that would hinder me as an effective group leader is my ability to shut down once I got ticked off. This skill is useful in other settings to cool down situations.

“In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber’s actions can affect the welfare of the entire team”(37)

Looking for a new hobby? Well, you're in luck because I’ve got a great one. Rock climbing is an activity everyone should try for many reasons. The sense of accomplishment when finishing is unlike any other. Rock climbing usually takes you to a high point (a mountain or cliff) and from these high points, you have an opportunity to observe the beauty of nature. Exercise, of course, is a positive attribute to rock climbing.

If you have been looking for a way to give back to the society, well, here is great opportunity to realize this. Please join me in participating in the “Rock ‘n Stroll” fundraising event. The event is aimed at raising funds to support mothers and babies in Mount Sinai. Save the day be joining the course as it is worth every penny.

The purpose of this photo essay is to tell the audience the story of my most recent climb and show them that being out on the mountain is an amazing experience. I feel that my photos do a good job with this. With a small amount of editing the photos accurately show what it looks like to be on a climb. The order of these photos show the grueling physical challenge it is to climb a 14er. Photo after photo of the peak getting closer and closer helps to convey not only the obvious physical challenge but also the great mental capacity it takes to keep moving up the peak. The one thing that lacks in the photo essay is some of the captions are more informative instead of telling a story. The caption on the 6th photo reads “The terrain becomes less

This week I experienced firsthand my roles a program leader at Camp. At the start of the week I had completed my ropes training. I enjoyed all parts of the training, especially working on the tower. One critical moment of this past week was learning how to do zip line rescues. This moment was terrifying because the main causes of zip line rescues is operator error. Learning how to do the rescues scared me, because it involved harnessing up and removing someone off a broken element. After learning how that one faulty component in a harness or a cable can create massive problems, I was reminded how important team work is. Now knowing that one weak link can facture and create deathly consequences was terrifying. However, this was a good reminder

After climbing: I think that that the reason that intense experiences bond people are because of common goals. During school we all have different goals, for example, i might need to get khan done while someone else is doing genre but when we are all trying to get up a really hard rock wall we can all bond over the same struggle. I think that if it is to intense of a situation it could result in arguing and fighting mostly if it is a situation

Arousal was the energy that fueled by desire, my motivation, and ultimately my performance as I started my climb on Auburn’s rock climbing wall at the Fitness and Wellness Center.  Aware that arousal levels can fluctuate in the form of energy patterns, my fearless desire with confidence drove me for the moment.  I felt that harnessing my mental skills could power me to an optimal energy zone (peak performance and moderate to high arousal) with good flow within an Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning (IZOF).  The action plan was simple with a process goal of proceeding with caution on the green, or easy path, and my performance goal was to make it at least to the half way point with an outcome goal of one day reaching the top.  Although my muscles were fatigued from working out earlier at the gym, I was confident I could meet my short-term objectives for the day.  I knew I had the strength, stamina, balance, and a growth mindset to try without the fear of failing. This kept my stress levels low with brain power reserved for paying attention and staying focused on the process.

The Everest simulation allows participants to explore varying forms of communication, leadership and different attributes of teams to determine what alternative best suit the given situation. The simulation entails decision making processes, which must be effectively executed in order to maximise team efficiency and attain set goals. The simulation involves ascending towards the summit of Mount Everest along with other team members, each with predefined roles. The interdependent nature of the task requires members to work in collaboration to achieve goals and later evaluate the outcome and the shortcomings that may have hindered success. This report explores communication, leadership and groups and teams as themes for examining the outcomes of the task, as well as determining what implications this experience holds for future teamwork based activities.