Circumstances In Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air

Every day, more and more amateurs set out to conquer the mountain but in the end, they lose their lives because of silly mistakes because, “not everyone who sets foot on Everest today is second cousin to a mountain goat. Every year more and more amateurs attempt the climb in the face of long odds, grave risks and a $65,000 price tag, with no refunds for those the leader decides can't make it” (Adler). Climbing is, for the most part, for people physically and mentally fit for such a trek. Although, sometimes that will not even matter because, "[you] can be the most well-provisioned, most experienced and high-tech kitted team in the world and be on the South Col ready for our summit, fit and acclimatised, but the next day could be bad and there's absolutely nothing you can do about that" (“Venturing”). You cannot wake up one day and decide to climb the largest mountain in the world, the preparation could take a

Even the least of risks such as a cough, this high altitude cough could break ones ribs. Damaged rigged edges of broken ribs can damage major blood vessels or internal organs, such as the lungs. While climbing Mount Everest you can experience a variety of symptoms, from extreme fatigue to dizziness and coughing up blood. The lack of oxygen going to the brain at such a high altitude which could also be called Hypoxia, can cause people to make poor, and sometimes deadly decisions. One of the biggest risks climbers take while climbing Mount Everest is death.

As the narrator, Jon is a reliable source of information since the book is his own personal account of the disaster. The story takes place mainly on Mount Everest, where Jon and his team climbed in 1996. Throughout the struggle up Everest, it is important to note that the characters portrayed in this book are real people. Because they were in this setting, it forced them to make decisions that they could not have made in any other situation. The difficult decisions made by the hikers and the setting influenced the outcome of the story.

Many people get exasperated, so they leave their belongings behind. This may not seem like much, however, when over 4,000 people do this, Mount Everest becomes full of people’s scrapings. Likewise, the text also justified, “Due to the extreme weather conditions on Everest, the debris stays frozen in place. Some food cans found on Everest even date from as far back as the early 1960s,” (Source #2, paragraph 2). This illuminated a reason that isn’t even fully caused by the humans, but it is mostly based on the weather!

Over the following decades, Mount Everest has been seen as an opportunity for commercialization. You can now pay thousands of dollars for an experienced climber to guide you up the mountain, along with Sherpas to help you carry your things. This has become such a norm that people have lost sight of the real reason they climb the mountain.

They are very likely to see a few dead bodies on the way to the summit, and the first one would undoubtedly rattle them, but after that, they would feel the need to put their fears and values aside to push on and reach the summit. The passage definitely showcases Krakauer’s excruciating journey, even through a mere 35 lines, but also conveys how Krakauer matured as a mountaineer just after seeing one dead body. An “unspoken agreement” is also talked about, which highlights the figurative weight that the climbers must have been carrying during their endeavor. Lastly, through this extract, it becomes evident that climbing a mountain, or facing any challenge in life, is bound to induce a certain maturity and acceptance in everyone. A certain acceptance of the fact that life is hard, and that hard work must be put in to achieve any

Inman travelled from his prison in the war, to the mountain on a long path to Ada. Defending himself from the Federals (Union), crazed civilians and wild bears, Inman was physically and mentally prepared for the challenges he faced because he showed courage and strength during his during. These characters were symbolized by the mountain’s strength and tough durability, due to the characteristics they showed in the novel. Theme, location and symbolism are the functions of the setting in which Frazier uses in Cold Mountain. Inman’s isolation was caused by the actions at Cold Mountain, but helped him find a meaning of home.

Definition: The feeling or attitude the author gives to the reader. Mainly moods. This usually helps convey the theme of the story. Example: Into Thin Air by Jon Kraukauer, "...attempting to climb Everest is an intrinsically irrational act-a triumph of desire over sensibility...The plain truth is that I knew better but went to Everest anyway. And in doing so I wasa party to the death of good people, which is something that is apt to remain on my conscience for a very long time."

After his ship sunk from being trapped in ice for so long, the problems increased but Shackleton managed to take charge and get everyone out alive. Rob Hall is the leader of the Adventure Consultants, a climbing team whose goal was to make it to the top of everest and down. Competing with other teams like Scott Fisher and Ian Woodall, Rob’s expedition had more of a competition factor. Being the leaders of each expedition, Shackleton and Rob both had very different challenges, but their leadership skills were similar in the fact that they both had to be

This shows the Henry is experiencing some forms of PTSD. He also tends to grip the armrests of his chair will all his strength and freeze for long periods of time as if the chair was moving at unimaginable speeds. Previously mentioned, this shows that the motif or war has greatly impacted the close brotherhood at the beginning of the story. After the war, Henry is unable to return to his original self despite all the attempts made by Lyman to return his lost brother to his original self. Not only has the war impacted Henry’s home life and how he acts around his family, but it has deeply hurt the relationship between Lyman and

Nobody suspected that by the end of that long day, every minute would matter” (Krakauer 9). The reason that is a cliffhanger is because after finishing chapter one on the top of Everest, chapter two is written about 1852, when the first expeditions of Everest are occurring. Another cliffhanger that Krakauer puts in Into Thin Air is that after he finally describes the emotional events that occurred on May 10th and 11th, he writes a whole chapter about what is happening on the other side of the mountain. Krakauer chose to write that chapter to calm the readers down from the emotional rollercoaster he just put them onto. In addition to cliffhangers, Krakauer uses foreshadowing.

With getting in trouble about missing practices and costly sneaking off to go to practices. Not only have he has been awful out of the field, he has been awful on the field his stats have been horrible. In my opinion I believe Johnny Manizel is doing these actions on purpose to try to attempt to get

The competitive nature of the industry pushed explorers to travel in harsh conditions, and caused many complications for different explorers. In this particular case, the competitive nature forced Shackleton to create this dangerous expedition that caused mental and physical problems for the crew, as well as caused many problems for Shackleton. If the exploration industry had more of a laidback feel, many people would not