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Personal Experiences And Obstacles In Into Thin Air By Jon Krakauer

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There are many challenges and obstacles that we face, both mentally and physically in life. After reading, “Into Thin Air,” written by Jon Krakauer, he shares his, along with others experiences of climbing Mount Everest. During this journey, climbers had to mentally and physically prepare themselves for any obstacles that headed their way. Krakauer, in particular, had prior climbing experience, but wasn’t as experience in higher altitudes such as Everest. Unfortunately, some climbers didn’t make it out alive. Meanwhile, many were left stranded and injured. After reading the book, I believe natural causes were apart the main source and the reason why many died, so I wouldn’t necessarily say there was a particular person that was held responsible, …show more content…

Some were in their control, meanwhile others were not, the weather for instance being an example of that. When planning to hike Mount Everest, many had prepared themselves ahead of time, meanwhile others not so much. In chapter 7, Krakauer explains the importance of having climbing experience in order to take on a mountain, such as Everest. During the hike, the climbers faced unexpected storms, that even some died from. He also mentions how climbing Everest was a dream to many, however some climbers let that in the way of the reality and didn’t realize the amount of difficulties they would face early on. He explains this saying, “Unfortunately, the sort of individual who is programmed to ignore personal distress and keep pushing for the top is frequently programmed to disregard signs of grave and imminent danger as well.This forms the nub of a dilemma that every Everest climber eventually comes up against: in order to succeed you must be exceedingly driven, but if you're too driven you're likely to die," (krakauer 177). In this quote, it reveals the dilemma many climbers as well as Krakauer faced. Whether to follow your heart or your head can end with you either succeeding or failing. Unfortunately, this was reason why many had died. They were too focused on it being a dream of theirs that they allowed it to have control over them, rather than having control of

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