Two of the most influential people in the book were Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. Between their similarities and differences they seemed to be more of the same person even though they weren’t close friends. They were dedicated to their love of climbing all over the world and spreading the joyous moments with clients that wanted the same experience. Rob and Scott met in the 1980’s, and they spent a great deal of their time together in 1989 and 1994 on Mount Everest together. They were business rivals but because they continued to cross each other's paths on Everest they considered themselves to be friends.Their friendship started in 1992 while the two were climbing K2, the world's second highest mountain. In 1996 they’d made a pact together …show more content…
He had drawn people in with his enthusiasm, generosity and his manic energy that he had.He had a personality that kept him friends for the rest of his life. He attended high school until he graduated and moved west to follow a dream he saw on Television. To start this he enrolled in Outward Bound Style Wilderness course in Wyoming. He then decided to stay in the West permanently and found some seasonal employment as a NOLS instructor, the same that runs the Outward Bound Style Wilderness course. After that he found a love for climbing, he put it as his top priority and never looked back. At 18 he met the love of his life, moved to seattle and had 2 kids. He started his own business, mountain madness in 1984 where he developed a climbing reputation. In 1955, he successfully guided broad peak in Karakoram range of Pakistan. He attempted to climb Mount Everest four times and he reached the top once but not as a guide. His first attempt occurred in 1996 as a leader of commercial expedition. He was able to climb full time from the help of his wife. When it came to him climbing he survived a number of experiences that should have taken his life but he got lucky. He was known to push his physical limitations with his astonishing will. He didn't seem to care how much pain he was in, he wasn't the type to turn back because of a sore foot, hed push forward and keep climbing. He …show more content…
Rob didn’t graduate high school and fischer did. They both shared a passion for climbing. Scotts passion seem to come from the joy and happiness his clients experienced when they reached the top, material things. Rob seemed to care about the money and publicity that he got when he got his clients to the top. Fischer and Hall both wanted to be recognized they just wanted it in two very different ways. Fischer seems to be closer to his climbers but allows believed they deserved free rein to hike up and down the mountain independently. However, Rob believed that his group needed to stay together during the acclimatization period. Fischer and Hall were both good people from the bottom of their hearts. Fischer held a fundraiser, raising half a million dollars for a charity called CARE. Rob on the other hand cleared five tons of garbage from base camp when visiting with an old business partner. As a result of this it turned into a money hungry reward to get other people to start cleaning up one of his favorite
10 feet from the top of the deadliest mountain in the world, a mountain that captivated thousands of people over centuries, 14-year-old Peak Marcello is about to become the youngest climber ever to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. However, Peak suddenly stops and doesn’t go to the summit. Instead, he helps his friend Sun-jo gets there first so Sun-jo becomes the youngest climber to reach Mt. Everest. Peak helped Sun-jo achieve fame and glory by reaching the mountain, yet he had not. What happened that made Peak make this decision? The author of the novel Peak, Roland Smith shows Peak as a self-centered boy who realizes that doing the right thing is more important that any accomplishment.
The book "Within Reach: My Everest Story" by Mark Pfetzer wand Jack Galvin is an autobiography written by Mark Pfestzer at the age of 16. Mark writes about his mountain climbing adventures over a 4 year period that started at the age of 12. The book covers the years of Mark's life mountain climbing from 1992 all the way up to 1996 when Mark is actually climbing on Mount Everest. The chapters in the book are written in a first person narrative with a dated diary format. Each one of Mark's entries talks about his struggles, adventures and personal experiences with the challenges of climbing a mountain.
One of the worst decisions made was choosing poorly educated and experienced guides, George and Jacob Donner. In the book Great Misadventures: Bad Ideas That Led to Big Disasters, written Peggy Saari she talks about the Donner Party's and how it is one of the greatest failures in American history. Saari stated “neither brother had any mountaineering or
“‘With so many incompetent people on the mountain,’ Rob said with a frown one evening in late April, ‘I think it’s pretty unlikely that we’ll get through this season without something bad happening up high,’” (Krakauer 104).
Josh here ignores Peak for his entire life, no birthday presents, Christmas cards, not even a letter, just a pile of unopened mail he received over the course of ten years, that he sleeps next to every night. Then, he suddenly appears to bail Peak out of jail for scaling his sixth skyscraper, as he was finally caught- and arrested. During the trial, he finds that his mother called Josh, as a last resort, to help out. After the trial, he immediately left New York, except the destination was not where he thought he would be. Peak was expecting to land in Chiang Mai, but instead he was staying in a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand for the night. The next day, they left for Kathmandu (which Peak wasn’t informed of until a couple hours before the flight), which is where he learns that he is going to Mt. Everest. Yet, it’s bittersweet for Peak. It may be every climber's dream to climb Everest, but Peak also learns that the only reason he is doing this is to help his dad’s Josh’s business, also conveniently titled ‘Peak Experience’, with his debt by becoming the youngest person to ever go above 29,000 feet, and boosting his popularity for achieving this record. Josh also tells him that if he were older than 15, he most likely wouldn’t’ve bailed him, wouldn’t have taken him to Everest, and still would have nothing to do with
One of the most important qualities that an elite climber must have is leadership. The elite climbers and guides must be able to meet a number of new people that are strangers to each other and build some sense of a team. Krakauer does not have a strong background in leading groups or building comradery, which is key for a climb like Everest. Krakauer says himself, “In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern” (40). He also mentions how the actions of one climber can “affect the welfare of the entire team” (40). The type of group he climbed with on
The first reason why Krakauer is responsible for the crew’s death is because he recruited them. Krakauer knew who he was recruiting, some experienced and some who relied heavily on the guide’s help. “I want you all to remember we have absolutely no chance of getting to the summit of Everest without their help.” (Krakauer 4:43). This shows how weak each member is without the help of a professional guide. While Krakauer knows the death rate on the trek to the top of Everest is high, he knew deep down it’d be a bad idea to bring inexperienced climbers onto this dangerous mountain.” Ever since 1922, when seven Sherpas were killed in an avalanche during the second British expedition, a disproportionate number of Sherpas have died on Everest—fifty-three all told.” ( Krakauer 4.17). This quote proves how dangerous Everest is even for experienced and
Several expeditions set out to take on Mt. Everest In 1996. Jon Krakauer is assigned by Outside Magazine to write about the journey through Mt. Everest. It is Krakauer's lifelong dream to climb Mt. Everest. He has climbed many times before not never at such a high altitude. His team was led by Rob Hall, one of the most respected climbers of that time. His team is made up of many different people with
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
Jon Krakauer was asked by Outside Magazine to write an article about the commercialism on Everest. Of course, Krakauer knew he was going to get a lot of money out of it if he did it, so immediately he knew that he had to climb. While on the expedition, all the clients had a hard time adjusting to the altitude, tiring easily, losing weight, and moving slowly. Some of these individuals were people who had the ability to climb and some who were completely inexperienced. Jon Krakauer had some experience and was ahead of most of his teammates most of the time. He had no idea what lied in store for them, but that was something that he didn’t care
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.
1. Relying on the book chapter for perception and decision making, describe the role of the perception biases, “shortcuts”, and errors that the climbers — as individuals and as a group— made during the 1996 expedition to Mount Everest. Describe at least 5. How these biases, “shortcuts,” and errors did contribute to the tragedy?
Being responsible is a huge factor in guiding a mountain climbing team. There are a lot people on each team, and some are more experienced then others, so it takes a lot of coordination and cooperation from everyone. Rob Hall, because of his experience, knew he was responsible for making sure that everyone on his team was prepared for the summit of Everest. With that knowledge Rob Hall utilized his organization skills and "he'd fine-tuned a remarkably effective acclimatization plan" (p.74) that would enable all members of the team to adapt to the scarcity of oxygen in the atmosphere. Along with making sure he had an arrangement for how to acclimatize his team he also managed to consult "with the leaders of all the expeditions planning to climb Everest in the spring," and they agreed on which team "would be responsible for establishing and maintaining a route through the icefall" (p.80). Rob Hall had a very heavy load that he was responsible for as a guide in 1996 and he demonstrated how reliable he was in the way he took care of business using his ability to plan ahead and stay organized.
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.
Even though it is an exceedingly risky climb, he chose to attempt to conquer the mountain. Knowing the weather conditions could be unpredictable, he had to trust that his group of climbers would make the correct decisions. It takes courage to leave your fate to other people. His mother was very worried about him, she even said “People die up there Peak. You might die up there.” (Pg. 179) Peak could have died of HAPE, which stands for High-altitude pulmonary edema, meaning your lungs could not withhold the strain from the high altitudes, he could have been buried under snow from an avalanche, or killed from some other type of storm. Either way this would not stop Peak from following his