A person hiking Mount Everest will have complications, such as physiological functions and overcoming the geographical features. It is nearly impossible to reach Mount Everest without effort and motivation. In other words, it is necessary for a person has to be determined in order to overcome the different types of elevations that a hiker experiences throughout their journey. In relevance to the different ranges of elevations of Mount Everest, there were different phases of my life that took a toll on me emotionally and mentally. As as result, overcoming these barriers, gave me the strength and motivation to push myself to my full capacity. I experienced numerous physiological tolls at a young age, which allowed me to become better person …show more content…
In other words, going to school and getting educated became my escape plan to achieve in life. I believe that going to school helps me think more positively and not let all the negativity in my surroundings influence me. It also allows me to see the different alternatives to respond to a situation. In addition to the negative energy in my house, I also had to overcome the traditional and structural life that most mothers from my ethnicity expect for their daughters to have. Most Hispanic mothers would like their daughters to focus on fundamental careers that are not complex such as being a housewife. Clearly, I did not want to be a housewife or prosper from a short term career, so I try to stay away from that career path. I demonstrated this in high school when I tutored other students after school, joined an infinite amount of clubs and the Health Careers …show more content…
So far, I volunteered many hours at four departments that are associated with the academy at Kern Medical Center. The department of pharmacy taught me many things in which I still apply to my daily routine. As a volunteer, I learned that there are different colored baskets and labels used to distinguish and organize the medication. Due to this, I learned to classify and prioritize my responsibilities at job shadowing, work, and school in high school. It also motivated me to use my environment as my
Chapter 7: In chapter 7 Krakauer talks about how Everest has changed from a professionals trek to anyone's trek. He explains that many inexperienced people have climbed Mount Everest with the help of sherpas and guides. He also mentions about the determination of Everest and how in some instances in history people who weren't allowed into Tibet or Nepal but they snuck in and managed to climb and summit Everest
In the article, “Finding Your Everest” by Robert Medina, the Romeros reveal that they believe that parents cannot go too far to support their children’s dreams. For example, Mr. Romero claims that he is fully aware of the risks Jordan might face while climbing/mountaineering, yet he believes that Jordan isn’t being forced to keep going, wants to keep going, and is nowhere near the point where he’s mentally and physically exhausted. This shows that Mr. Romero believes that parents cannot go too far because he mentions that it’s Jordan’s call on whatever expedition they go on. Also, he believes that they’re not doing anything super crazy because he feels that his son is perfectly wired for the conditions of mountain climbing. The biggest hint
In the memoir Within Reach: My Everest Story by Mark Pfetzer and Jack Galvin, the author Mark Pfetzer is faced with an extremely amazing yet scary challenge of climbing Mount Everest. Each event is the story has something to do with the nature that is around them at that moment but Pfetzer shows the readers that nature can be a way of life.
Everest in 1996. This became the deadliest expedition to ever climb with 15 people losing their lives. Krakauer explains his intrinsic motivations to accept this challenge and many of the mistakes that helped lead to the disasters of that day. He includes himself, and explicitly blames himself for at least one person's death. The experience affects him profoundly, and in addition to telling the story, the book focuses on how Krakauer is forever changed as a result of what happened. All of the clients have difficulty adjusting to the altitude, tiring easily, losing weight and moving slowly. The climbers' experience in mountain climbing and at high altitudes varies some of them are quite qualified, others very inexperienced and highly reliant on the
Climbing Mount Everest is a horrific and thrilling experience that 290 people have died attempting to complete. In the novel “Into Thin Air” written by Jon Krakauer, Krakauer goes through his own journey of climbing Mount Everest and how commercialized the climbing of Everest had really become. In his journey he explains how climbers have paid as much as $65,000 to join a guided group that would lead them to the summit. The author bluntly states that some of the novices were not qualified to climb Mount Everest. With this amateurity it only made the journey twice as much difficult and dangerous. Unfortunately, a terrible blizzard struck Mount Everest within minutes of them reaching the top. For all of the climbers on the mountain, the blizzard turned what was to be a successful climb for all concerned into a nightmare. Because of poor planning, several of the climbers found themselves in a desperate situation that they had no
Before I began to read this book, I had an idea about Mount Everest and that it took great skill and determination to conquer. I didn’t know anything about the author or about the story that was going to take place during the book. I haven’t read anything about mountain climbing or anything adventurous like this before. I did enjoy reading this book, it was very interesting and I thoroughly liked to keep reading it. I just liked the adventure part of the book and that is what kept me to read the book and finish it. I thought that the purpose of this book was to be a smooth sailing trip up Mount Everest, but that wasn’t the case. This was an entertaining, but serious story and the title just explained that the air would’ve been thinner than at sea level. The opening lines of the book just explain that they are on the trip and at the summit of Everest, then the story unfolds. This book was difficult to read because there was so many events happening and people were dying and it was hard to keep track of who was alive and dead during the book. I had a hard time understanding everything completely because of this. I thought that this book was going to be a little confusing at the start, but it turned out to be really interesting and action packed. Some of the reading wasn’t interesting and there were lots of details in small things, but other than that I thought that the book was better than I expected it to be.
Jon Krakauer’s experience on Mount Everest was never an easy task to go through. He describes the experience as being completely detached from his own body. He had to find a way to cope with the reality that he was outside in below freezing temperatures. In this environment, he could possible die before completing the climb. Jon and his men had to make it safely to Camp Four, where they would be able to reach
Individuals take pride in the positive traits derived from the sport. Krakauer expands,“During my thirty-four-year tenure as a climber, I’d found that the most rewarding aspects of mountaineering derive from the sport’s emphasis on self-reliance, on making critical decisions and dealing with the consequences, on personal responsibility” (176). Despite the danger, success in mountain climbing results in a number of disciplined qualities. Regarding the aforementioned psychological effects of risky behavior, adventure can be invigorating as it is rewarding. Bass recounts, “There has to be a spirit of adventure to it, too, and an element of uncertainty and risk. Then when I persevere and prevail, when I overcome and make it, I come back down to the lowlands, back to the bankers and the regulatory officials, and by golly I’m recharged and ready to take them all on” (Bass et al 2). Climbing is an escape from the normalcy of endless routine. Mountain scaling adds an addictive element to perilous activities. Krakauer
Growing up in a Mexican household where education isn’t a priority or important has been one of my major obstacles that I’ve had to overcome. Although my family’s culture believes that education isn’t necessary their experiences and lifestyles have influence and motivate my choices for my future. I come from a home where I have no role model or someone influential. I have no one to ask for advice for college or anything involve in school. In most homes, older siblings help their younger siblings with their homework or projects but in my house no one was able to provide me with any help. I grew up to be independent and to do anything school related on my own. My parents are both immigrants who didn’t get to finish elementary
I was raised in an encouraging household where both of my parents greatly valued education. Although they were high school graduates, neither could afford to attend college; a combination of family and financial woes ultimately halted their path. As a result, my parents frequently reminded me that getting a good education meant better opportunities for my future. To my parents, that seemed to be the overarching goal: a better life for me than the one they had. My parents wanted me to excel and supported me financially and emotionally of which the former was something their parents were not able to provide. Their desire to facilitate a change in my destiny is one of many essential events that contributed to my world view.
In the article “Finding Your Everest” by Robert Medina, The claim(s) offered are “Can parents go too far in supporting their children’s dreams?” and “ Many mountain climbers and medical experts questioned whether a 13-year-old boy could climb so high” On one hand the Parents of the young boy, Jordan Romero who fell in love with hiking mountains after seeing a mural at his school, believe that taking him to hike Mt.Everest is not pushing him too far but, Dr. Michael Bradley of the National Institute of Health and physician and Dr. Peter Hackett say otherwise. Paul Romero, Jordan’s father, believed that Jordan was totally capable in climbing the many summits that he did climb. Paul Romero is an experienced mountaineer and he knows what procedures and how to be safe and knows the risks involved when it comes to climbing mountains. The text says “ Paul Romero is an experienced mountaineer, so he knew what was involved.
The illnesses on Everest may not have all been evident in my life, but I have experienced a form of a high altitude illness. It occured when I was at a family reunion in Utah. Most would never think that they will be the victim of an illness caused by travel, but at last it can happen to anyone. Despite my high altitude sicknesses, regardless of what could happen, I still want to travel. The reason for my wanted travels are the experience new cultures around the world. This could be related to the characters “need” to go to Everest, “the pull of the mountain,” as some would say.
Climbing makes for a difficult expedition, you need to give up the wrappers when you was ascending. You need to give up the heavy things, you need to give up your wrappers, and you need to give yourselves. Sometimes we need to give up our lives to climb the mount Everest. According to snow storm, the energy, the oxygen and the people who desired prove themselves the spring’s 96s expedition to mountain Everest was destined to be the most tragic.
Everest is an unbelievable mountain that has taken the lives of a number of the greatest climbers in history. It was my job to ensure that clients make it up that treacherous mountain safely. My name is Rob Hall. I was the main guide and cofounder of a climbing company called Adventure Consultants. My friend, Gary Ball, and I used to be professional climbers. Together we succeeded in climbing to the highest summit on each of the seven continents in seven months. This was our greatest achievement. After this, we decided to start our own company guiding clients up large mountains. In May 1992, we successfully led six clients to the summit of Everest. Unfortunately, Gary died of cerebral edema in October 1993 during an attempt on the world’s sixth-tallest mountain. He died in my arms and the next day I buried him in a crevasse. Despite the pain that his death had caused me, I continued guiding for our company and eventually led thirty-nine climbers to the summit of Everest.
At the beginning of this volunteer experience, I walked in hopeful that I would gain some knowledge about the different careers that the medical field possesses, but I got so much more than that. I learned that community service is about making an impact in the lives of other members who share my community.