The Climb

How would you feel quitting your job, abandoning your life, and leaving your family just to go to Alaska and climb the Devils Thumb? Or climbing Mount Everest blind? Crazily, there are two people who did that. Climbers John Krakaeur and Erik Weihenmayer, who both have a love for mountain climbing, have to overcome many difficulties to do it. Excited by their accomplishments, they wrote, expressed, and explained their feelings and experiences that they had during their journey. Confusingly, their

My story starts here. I was at Sisters Chicken working my shift with one hour left to go until the end of it. I actually enjoyed working here; the people and staff were very nice. I liked how the walls were painted in a bright blue, but it wasn’t too bright. I was sitting at one of the bigger booths in the back cleaning it after customers had just finished eating. I hated being the one to cleanup. I would much rather be a waitress, I thought. I work here with my friend Julie. She is gorgeous, with

Madeline Kerchner Ms. Fales English 1010 6 October 2016 The Mudhole The simplest things in life are often times what we take for granted the most. A cold shower, glass of water, and sharing half of a twin bed with a barely conscious, influenza riddled cousin felt like the highest point of my life when our adventure concluded. My trips down south to Tennessee had always been accompanied by culture shock, being that I’ve lived my whole life in the city. But I didn 't truly understand the concept

shoelaces through the sticks. My leg is better I kept putting that stuff on it so it healed. My arm is still pink and red an there will forever be a permanent scar there to remind myself of what happened. I take pictures of everything. I walk and climb the

According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations there are a few things to watch out for when working with crocodilians. The website states that gout can be an issue with well-fed animals. The symptoms to watch for are dragging of the hind legs and if not caught paralysis and death are the result. It is treated fasting the animal for 7 to 10 days. Roundworms and lungworms are parasites that need to be watched for and should be treated. The PARIS website says they can get the west

The tower shaped cloud reminded the boy of his goal. To climb the tower. He slowly stood up and for a few moments, wobbled and lurched like he was about to fall. He could hear his parents’ worried calls and then relief. His hand had grabbed the side of the roof of the tower. “Be careful!” That was his-my-dad. After the shock of nearly falling wore off, the small boy with black hair decided to start the second part of the excruciating climb. He placed his foot into a gap and then hoisted himself

The silks fascinated me. Their crimson sheets billowed in the warm breeze, promising to engulf me in their creases, tempting me towards the sky. They were the only thing in camp we were allowed to climb, and though I longed for the familiarity of a good, tall, tree, I knew those twin drapes would have to do. By reclining on the crash mat that lay under the silks to prevent injuries, and half-squinting my eyes, I could imagine that the fabrics reached up infinitely, and I longed to ascend to the top

to the far left. I go upstairs and find a string in the middle of a bedroom. “Weird.” I say and pull the string. A staircase unfolds before me. As I go up them, I flinch with every creak and groan. Who knows how old these things are. When I climb into the attic, the first thing that hits me is the smell. It smells even worse than downstairs. Then I see what’s up there, there are boxes filled with

“Go!Go!Go!” Dangling on the edge of a cliff I heard the echo of Sir Rolyat’s voice. The crew had left a clear path from the edge of the mountain all the way to the safe area. I reached up and swung my legs round the branch then Eille reached up and grabbed my arms. It was a really hot day in Hawaii and the sun was setting slightly to the west- the view was perfect. After a few seconds of composing ourselves I said: “C’mon, daylight ends in a few hours” “Should we split?” “No.We started as a team

The Skyscraper in Flames It was a blazing hot day in New York, and 9-year-old Will and his brothers had just arrived. The long trip from Colorado had worn them out. Sitting in a train on a hot, sweaty day wasn't their idea of fun, but that was exactly what they had done. While their parents had to go to work they went to see their cousins for a week. Will, however, thought that going to the brand-new water park was the solution to all of their problems. "Come on! Let's go