Mountaineering is an activity that is considered too extreme for most people; it involves climbing the tallest mountains, in the harshest environments imaginable. Of the few people that choose to partake in this hobby, only a small percentage will ever experience standing on the summit of Mount Everest. Reaching the summit of the world’s tallest mountain requires pushing the human body to its absolute limits, while minimizing exposure to the numerous perils along the way. While attempting the dangerous
Surviving Mount Everest Surviving any environment that the human body is not accustomed to can be extremely difficult and in this case, Mount Everest is one of the most dangerous extreme environments that require lots of experience, knowledge and tools to survive. There are many factors that contribute to staying alive in this environment such as natural ones that include altitude, temperature, weather, mountain conditions that end up creating physical and psychological issues for the human
Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. It is at a height of 29,029ft. One man named Yuichiro Miura was 80 years old when he climbed to the summit of the mountain. He is a man that started out his life during WWll. he grew up in the snowy mountains in the northern Hokkaido. They luckily survived the war and, in his father’s footsteps, he became a professional skier. He set a world record for the fastest speed while skiing at one hundred miles per hour, but held that record for only one day
An individual is climbing higher and higher while the air is slowly getting thinner. He knows if he takes 40 more steps he will have accomplished one of the world’s greatest victories. Since 1953 about 4,000 people have attempted to climb the highest peak on Earth, Mount Everest. Out of those 4,000 people 200 have died on the peak’s treacherous slopes. Mount Everest is not for everyone. The first reason many people believe Mount Everest is not for everyone is thousands of people are missing family