We Are Becoming More Comfortable With Many Kinds Of Danger

Normally, these impudent acts would've gotten her in trouble, but I had been too occupied musing over more important matters.

We were all encouraged to choke down as much food as possible. Any kind of energy was essential. A melancholy atmosphere hung heavy as the journey progressed. Minutes walking slowly progressed into hours, the sky seemed to darken steadily. All of us were oblivious to the danger shrouded by the dim evening. Only moments after scaling a rather steep ledge did nature dice to turn sour. A deafening rumble made each climber perk up. Snow began to descend at an alarming rate. Thunder began to mic the steady beating of a drum, causing more concern among the ranks of climbers. The powdery snow became more of a risk than ever, climbing under pressure and leaving nothing to stand on. Third base was more than three hours away. Three hours wasn't possible at the rate. Snowfall this bad could be detrimental to the climb’s success. Snow obscured vision and numbed faces. Shouts and orders deemed lost in the screaming wind; people’s figure became shapeless blurs frantically shifting, hoping if they struggled against the wind hard enough, they might find someone. Of course, this was to no avail. Not a single person doubted their demise would come at this point: the stakes were high and no-one could play too well against Mother Nature. The snow crept up to knee-level, making it harder and harder to travel. Death and I were face-to-face. To some, they couldn't bare the idea of dying up here; they had families and friends, children who need parents and

As winter continues, Haskell examines the newly fallen snow during the early moments of sunrise. While most people find beauty in the large blanket of snow that

Jon Krakauer, a journalist, was given the life changing opportunity to climb Everest by Outside magazine. He was originally told that he would have to stay at the bottom of the Mountain, at Base Camp, a large encampment contain shelter, supplies, and medical equipment. However, Jon persuaded the magazine to fund him on a guided climb to the summit.

Rob Hall, a full-time professional climber who climbed Everest four times, was the main director of the Everest climbing service that led Krakauer and a victim of the events of May 1996 (34, 181). Mike Groom, a guide and survivor. Andy Harris, a guide and a victim to Mount Everest. Doug Hansen, a client that was with Hall the day the storm hit. Beck Weathers, a doctor with an appetite for climbing mountains also a survivor. Stuart Hutchinson, a client that had to step in as leader when Hall and the others got stranded on the mountain. Ang Dorje Sherpa, a helper that had refused to fix the ropes for the climbers (187). Jon Krakauer an eager mountain-climber also the narrator and author of the book. Yasuko Namba, group member that got lost on the way down the mountain and unfortunately is left for dead (223). The last person I included, Makalu Gau Ming-Ho was not from this same expedition group but I included him because he had been abandon by his Sherpa and had been rescued by members of Hall and Fischer’s team, he was the leader of the Taiwanese climbing group

The human race is guided through their lives by the past experiences of others; the survival of a species is dependent of the tales passed down. The tales of climbing are also passed down and to the ones that don’t make it, the deepest condolences go out to their families in rough times. To the guides and Sherpas of the Everest disaster who periled, they made the climb possible for twenty five others who were on the slopes. The guides and sherpas of any expedition deserve a lot of respect for the amount of expertise they share with the other climbers. To do this, sources such as Jon Krakauer’s book, Into Thin Air, personal websites of guides themselves, Tibet Travel, a source explaining the importance of Sherpas, and more will be used to highlight

Tires squealed on black ice and the engine backfired as she swerved around a narrow edge of the cliff. Jennifer Lesniak is traveling from Wisconsin to Oregon in a six ton truck through treacherous mountains and endless plains. It was three days of almost non-stop driving, only being able to sleep when she gave the wheel to her husband. Just when she was about to give up she thought the extreme weather in Wisconsin and about why she was moving to Oregon in the first place. She carried on willed by the warmer weather that awaited her on the west coast. The snow fell like ash from a volcano, building up on the road to the point where they had to get out of their truck and shovel the road clear. “Clearing the roads were extremely difficult” She said. “We were so close to the edge of this mountain standing on slippery ice trying to shovel the snow out of the road with little to no safety guard between us and the drop.”

Day Nine: They were getting ready for their hike. They have been climbing for about one hour when suddenly chunks of ice start heading down towards

The world is becoming a dangerous place even, when you can not see it in the air unless you live in a hometown full of toxic chemicals being produced by factories. Christiana Figueres has dedicated her life to reducing the production of greenhouse gases. Climate change is happening everyday in front of our eyes, but you can not see it or realize it. Christiana Figueres, the women faced with saving the world from climate change, has made the greatest impact on climate change issues since the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit.

This area is a snowy wonderland with cold weather and numerous lakes. The ground and the coniferous trees are covered in sparkling white snow, and the sky is full of mystical colors, purple, blue, green, while the air feels of frost and bitterness. Despite the friendly impression this creates, there are also many dangers

the group to climb Mt Everest, I was privileged to interview a man named, Yuichiro

14,000 feet in elevation, I was about to hike up, Matterhorn, one of the highest peaks in the world, and the air was a brisk -7 ℉. A pall fell over the previously greyish-blue sky of the Swiss Alps as a violent snowstorm was forming in the distance. There was a light blue cover of snow forming over the base of Matterhorn Mountain in the Swiss Alps. The guide at the base recommended we put our hike on hold due to poor weather conditions and extreme avalanche warnings, but as arrogant teenagers, we decided not to listen.

Edmund Hillary’s life is probably an envy among adventurers. He was best known as the first person to ever summit Mount Everest alongside Tenzing Norgay. However, his exploits did not stop there. He led several other adventures before and after his famous one in 1953.

“Alright, well,” Rachel said when no one else said anything, “I suggest we all get in a cab and go home. Unless someone wants to grab some Indian food.” Rachel was trying to keep her tone light, but she did not like being in charge. No one said anything to her, making Rachel huff.

“Oh, just the news. The weatherman says there’s going to be another snowstorm this weekend.” Suddenly, the news station skips to a breaking news alert.