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he believed that writing the book to share the indelible moments and obstacles he had encountered might cleanse his mind from the trauma he suffered during the ordeal. Into Thin Air describes Jon Krakauer’s experience in detail about his ascent up Mount Everest, a climb that transpired during late April through mid-May of the year 1996. Whilst focusing on his perspective of the climb by describing his perseverance through the fear, exhaustion, and lack of oxygen, he also provides a

Do you really know how dangerous climbing Mt. Everest is? Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world and only professional climbers can climb it. Only a few people know about the real dangers of Mt. Everest, from the slippery slopes, slick ice, thin air, and deep crevices. Climbers do not have much stamina to climb the mountain, so they need to train for years and years just to climb one mountain. Climbers from 13 to 73 years old have climbed the mountain, but not all have come down. People

houses with sophisticated cottages lined the cemented streets. The day before the eruption, the festival of the roman god of fire, also known as “Calcanalia” took place. There was estimated about 20,000 people in Pompeii and the surrounding area when Mount Vesuvius had erupted. Now all that remains is the hollow shells made of ashes from the fateful eruption. The city may seem like a former shell now empty from its former glory, but the city one was filled with people. The city had many destinations

I’m soaring in the sky with the view of pure white mountains below with trees and small bodies of water surrounding the large rocks, I have my landing destination spotted in the distances, a spruce tree, but it will take me over an hour to arrive. I calculated the time it would take me to arrive at my shelter, but the wind is pushing me more and more southwest, making it extremely difficult to know how much time I will have before sundown once I land. With the temperatures at Glacier National Park

Italy is composed of a total of approximately 149 cities and out of those cities the one that shall be discussed in this paper is Pompeii. The città of Pompeii was located near the Mount Vesuvius. This volcano is close to the bay of Naples since it is hundreds of thousands of years old. Leading to the destruction of this ancient città later on. Although the volcano has erupted over 50 times, the one that is the most famous occurred in 79 A.D., in the città of Pompeii. Before this occurred Pompeii

Waiting underneath Yellowstone National Park In the northwest of America, there lies one of the largest super-volcano’s that could wipe out majority of the United States. Yes, Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a giant volcanic caldera. A cap made of earth that shields a huge reservoir of liquid rock. Now, the floor of the caldera is in fact rising, and earthquakes in the region suggest magma movement beneath the park. Despite your initial nail biting thoughts, this is actually normal. However

Many think their work is physically straining, yet, none compares to what Atlas demonstrates.  Atlas gives new meaning to the definition of hard work. Throughout his position of tenure, Atlas has simultaneously exhibited the power of stupidity. His exhibition of stupidity is almost as powerful as his demonstration of extreme intelligence. Atlas, a titan who received the worst punishment of all from the Olympians, holds the worst possible type of tenure. When the word tenure is brought up, many immediately

Anatoli Boukreev opposes the topic of defending himself for the misunderstandings John Krakauer had mentioned about his decisions and actions on Mount Everest. He states that Krakauer lacked closeness of what really did happen during the events of summit day. Boukreev has had twenty years of “high altitude climbing experience” (Boukreev 1), he has gone up Mount Everest three times in his career of climbing but in total he has climbed twelve high altitude mountains. According to Boukreev, “I have summited

Garbage on Everest At the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest, at 29,029 feet above sea level is polluted with over 13,000 tons of trash.The North and South peaks are polluted with broken tent parts,oxygen canisters, frozen bodies and so much more. Mt. Everest , world’s tallest mountain is also disgustingly polluted with garbage. Most of it oxygen tanks, tent parts, sleeping bags,human waste, equipment parts, and frozen bodies. About 2.5 tons of it was classified as bio-hazardous.Experienced

There I was, standing on the edge of the Austrian Alps, and all I could think of was certain death. Why I signed up my friends for an extreme canyoning experience is beyond me, or as our Austrian tour guide eloquently put it, “crazy Americans”. The group consisted of a group of close friends, some that I have known for over twenty years. That day we tested our friendship to its physical limit. We had planned for this European backpacking trip for months in advance and I suggested canyoning the