Everest Persuasive Speech

Kayley Williams
Trykar
Contemp Lit, Period 5
26 February 2016
What Now? There are many reasons why someone would want to climb Mount Everest, whether it be for the childhood dream, the accomplishment, or even just for a living. In the process, you are risking your valuable life. Not in a way of benefiting others or the benefit of society, but instead to fulfill a personal goal. Mount Everest is the highest and most desirable mountain to climb in the world. With an elevation of 29,029 feet, many people have the goal of reaching the top of the world, but not everyone comes back down because, “the oxygen-scarce environment at places like the summit of Everest is so extreme that climbers are, literally, in the process of slowly dying during

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

Is it worth the letdown? "You've sacrificed a lot. You've achieved a large goal, and I think it's really useful to understand that there will be a letdown. The letdown may be because you're a tad relieved that you were able to achieve it," Newton says. "It's totally expected” (Deneen). Psychologically, someone may feel like they have nothing else to live for, that they have pushed himself to their absolute limit and can never feel that type of accomplishment again. “It's natural to feel this way. After all, you sank tremendous resources into your goal and probably put other parts of your life on hold, says Maria Newton, a motivation researcher and interim associate chair of the University of Utah's Department of Exercise and Sports Science. Plus you might be disappointed that when you finally crossed that marathon finish line (or business equivalent), the applause wasn't as thunderous as you had hoped” (Deneen). The message based on your emotions is that it is time to take care of yourself. You need to recover psychologically and physically and develop a more positive