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Imagine yourself climbing Everest, the cold air in your lungs and your adrenaline rushing, because of the risk they’re taking. That feeling is what mountaineers crave. On April 18, 2014, an avalanche caused one of the greatest loss of life in the history of the fabled peek. Now the tragedy has sparked a debate on whether climbing Mt. Everest should continue to be permitted. In my opinion, regardless of the risk, I think people should still be able to climb Mt. Everest. Why do I believe that Everest

In 2016 a controversy sparked regarding a portion of Crescenta Valley Park that is commonly referred to as Hindenburg Park by local German Americans (Granata). This portion of the Crescenta Valley Park used to be owned by the German American league and was named Hindenburg Park; eventually, the land was bought by the Los Angeles County and was incorporated into Crescenta Valley Park (Granata). In 1992 the Tricentennial Foundation which is a German American foundation came in agreement with the county

tea and coffee. The seller offers a hot coffee to the foreigners because they looked like they were freezing to death and asked them if they would like to stay over his hotel overnight, so they could be bit warm. Few weeks later tour guides of the Mount Everest found six dead body piled up in the snow in the freezing temperature of the Everest. We can see same thing happened on “the cask of Amontillado” where Fortunato got killed by his own friend and his

attempted to tame Everest. While a select few climbers make it to the peak, many end up not making it, sometimes with catastophic results. In my opinion, despite their obvious awareness of the risks involved, mountaineers should have the freedom to climb Mount Everest if they desire and shouldn't be blocked off from the mountain. In Source #1, the third paragraph explains how “The human spirit is a questing force, determined to conquer heights, depths, and remote unknowns.” This quote shows how climbing

research at Pompeii and Herculaneum has made clear, it is that “It’s not so clear”. We are far from really understanding what made Pompeii tick.” (Lloyd) Even though Vesuvius hasn't erupted for a while, it’s due for another explosion at any time. “Mount Vesuvius has not erupted since 1944, but it is still one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. Experts believe that another Plinian eruption is due any day--an almost unfathomable catastrophe since almost 3 million people live within 20 miles

On the morning of May 18, 1980, the United States of America experienced its deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in history. Briefly succeeding a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, an enormous slab of Mount St. Helens northern flank collapsed in a massive debris avalanche. This landslide was the largest to transpire on Earth in recorded history and caused the volcanoes magma system to depressurize. With the cap of the mountain removed, superheated gases and rock fragments blasted through the

According to Friedrich Nietzsche, a famous German scholar and philosopher, “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering,” After reading the memoir, Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer, the message is evident that one of the main themes of the story is suffering. Immediately to begin the story, the narrator, Jon Krakauer, is standing upon the peak of Mt. Everest. Immediately this poses a lot of questions as to how he got there and the pain he must have went through because

Imagine for a moment that you wanted to go on a trip to a place you've been wishing and pleading to go to and finally you’re ready to go, only to have your trip canceled because some people thought the trip was unsafe.Well this might be a possible reality for some mountaineers hoping to reach Mt.Everest’s summit.Due to some tragedies that have taken place on the climb like the avalanche on April 18, 2014 which claimed the lives of sixteen Nepalese guides and others, debates on whether the journey

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

Mt Vesuvius? Mt Vesuvius is an active stratovolcano situated in the centre of west-Italy, very close to the Gulf of Naples, it’s western side is almost on its bay. At 14.42 E and 40.82 N, more than two million people live in the effective range of Mount Vesuvius. With half of them living in Naples, it is the third most densely-populated area in Italy. Small industrial towns are scattered along the coast, along with agricultural centres on the slopes of Vesuvius. Another major eruption and the two