“Welcome all 2,500 competitors to the 2016 Tough Mountain Challenge!” I heard the emcee yell that over the speakers around the area and my chest seemed to vibrate with the noise coming from them. My eyes seemed to wander around to the many diverse faces lining up at the start. This would be my second year doing the race and I was both nervous yet excited to start. That day I overcame many hurdles both physically and mentally.
The Tough Mountain Challenge is a 5K up and down Sunday River with physically challenging obstacles. My first year doing the race I did it with my mom and her friend, but the second year it was just my mom and I. There were certain parts of the course that were hard on all of us, but we never left each other. I was taught
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At one point you have to grab ropes and pull yourself up the rest of the way. As I climbed this I heard peoples constant questioning “why did I do this again?” and I constantly questioned that myself. Going through that race there were points where I just wanted to stop, I wanted to sit down and just give up. After I finally made it to the top of the mountain all I wanted to do was take a long nap, but I told myself “NO” you’ve got this and I will see this to the end. Every runner wore a bib number with the time they start on it. As I was running people were passing me who had started after me, and I kept thinking I was going too slow and that I shouldn’t be taking this long to complete it. Through words of encouragement from my mom and decipline mentras from myself I finished the race, I crosses the fanish line and the feeling of triumph as I crossed it was something I’ll never forget. If it was so hard why do I keep doing it? I do it because I know it’s something that challenged me and I know it will keep challenging me year to year, but that excites me. I proved to myself that I could do it and I want to keep proving to myself that with determination and unwillingness to quit I can do anything that I put my mind
How did others feel about the climb? Their emotion? How scared are the other competitors?
Mount Everest is unpredictable it can do many things to make your climb unsuccessful. Source one states, “A wedge of ice the size of an enormous mansion broke loose and killed sixteen Nepalese guides at an altitude of about 17,000.” Sixteen people dared to be successful in climbing Mount Everest
An estimated 282 people have died on Mount Everest since the year of 1924. Considered one of the highest peaks in the world, Everest has drawn experienced climbers and thrill-seeking adventurers to it for years with hopes of reaching the summit of the massive mountain. This snowy, beast isn't your average climb though. Many intrepid climbers have faced it with the plan of making an easy, quick climb, but they would be surprised when a sudden blizzard whips up on a seemingly clear day or when one of their fellow climbers happen to wander straight into a crevasse! Everest is filled with hidden dangers and other threats that have taken many lives upon its treacherous slopes. Whether it be a sudden change of weather or an unexpected avalanche climbers
Should you risk your life for bragging rights? I believe people should be acquiesced to climb Mount Everest because it is a great experience people to go climb to the top. However in my opinion, I think only some people should be able to climb it, such as athletic people because you must be fit or you are more likely to fail or to not make it to the top. You must have trained as well , so you can be experienced. Someone can't just go up there without knowing what to do because you are setting yourself up to be unsuccessful..
Think about having the thrill and excitement of doing a dangerous thing knowing that will die. People that want to climb the tallest mountain known as Mount Everest are willing to risk their life just to get to the top of the mountain. How is it that important to throw your life out the window for the achievement of climbing Mount Everest that has no explanation for any type of reward?
Standing at 8848m above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is a beautiful innocent-looking mountain and its profile makes it out to be an easy climb. But because of its height, there are many problems when facing the daunting task of reaching the summit; including, death. Statistically, one out of every six climbers dies on each expedition up the side of mt. Everest. More than any other.
Identified as the highest mountain on Earth, Mt. Everest is known as the Himalayan Spirit which rests on the southern border of Nepal, and the northern borders of China and Tibet. Its Nepali name is Sagarmatha, which means ‘Goddess of the sky’. The Summit stands at about 29,035 ft. above ground (8848metres high), and in which it grows by about a quarter of an inch (0.25”) each year. Its peak looks like a pyramid .It also contains a variety of rocks, different types of shale; marble and limestone.The summit range is made of sedimentary rocks, now far from the sea. It also includes Metamorphic and Granite rocks.
It is also a Nepal border. It is also a god/religious figure to the Nepal people. One year the Nepal government shut down the mountain. That is disrespectful to Nepal people.
Mt. Everest Is a place of choices and wonder, but also risk and death. So, is it worth it to climb Mt. Everest? Really, the choice is all up to you on whether to climb Mt. Everest or not. However, you can expect storms, cliffs and even death. But you can also expect big rewards to follow like money, fame and a great view. All I’m saying is that it might be worth it or it might not depending on your view or perspective of Mt. Everest. Here are the good things of Mt.Everest and the bad things of Mt.Everest that might help you make your decision.
It was time to go back up the ski mountain (one last time) and I was excited to know that I was getting close to the finish line! I hiked up the mountain at a decent pace and up next was a quarter-pipe made of snow. I enjoyed this obstacle, but I did notice that a few racers held on the ropes after they got to the top and used them to get back down, which meant the next racer would have to wait for a volunteer to re-set the ropes for them. Up next was the sand-bag carry that took racers into the wooded trail going
After the 2014 and 2015 climbing expeditions on Mt. Everest were cancelled, many people thought that climbers wouldn’t climb during the 2016 expedition. They were wrong. Even with all of the tragedies and complications the determination of the climbers proves truly amazing as the get ready for the 2016 climbing of Mt.
group to climb the mountain, at your own risk. Speaking of the climbers who joined
When I think about the next stage of my life, I feel as if I’m standing at the top of double black diamonds, Ice shimmering, snow falling. No one knows how this run will turn out. Will I make it? Will I break my ankle or will I eventually fly over jumps and rails to enjoy the sport supremely? The next slope in my life is going to be
The course started out with a good inclined mountain trail run/climb and after some time came the first obstacle, which was a climb/jump over four foot hay bales. Just after the first hay bales was net crawl, which I always dread as my hydration pack never fails to get caught up several times in these nets. Just after the net was another hay bale to jump/climb over and then the course continued on up the mountain and in the direct sun light. The trail run continued on for a decent distance and eventually made its way to about a four foot log obstacle to climb/hop over. Only a short trail distance after the course went underneath the Cargo Net climb obstacle (we would see later in the course) and then made its way a short distance later to the
The whole race it was all just huffing and puffing until I got to the home stretch. I was competing against a Fond du lac kid and he past me when we were heading down the hill towards the end when another Fond du lac kid past me at the end I sprinted and beat one of the Fond du lac kids. Right away I went to see what place I got, I got 50th place and I beat the kids that were teasing me when I got off of the bus!!