Persuasive Essay

One climber’s actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. The consequences of a poorly tied knot, a stumble, a dislodged rock, or some other careless deed are as likely to be felt by the perpetrator’s colleagues as the perpetrator” (40). This citation reflects Krakauer’s thoughts regarding how the whole expedition is going to be planned out and how each small mistake can

Doug came back to Everest to try and reach the summit for the first time. Because Doug failed to reach the summit on his first attempt, I argue that Doug Hansen’s primary motivation

There have been many reported accidents in the United States when a rider is in an accident, while not wearing a helmet, and they have been seriously injured, or dead. ATVs are fun and exciting to ride, but safety should always come first. Helmets, eyewear, and full coverage clothing should always be worn to prevent

Concussions are a big fear in any sport from ice hockey to cheerleading. That is why sports players should get a regular check-up for concussions. One of the main problems are that deaths are occurring from unaware parents or trainers. A young man that played in maryland died at the prime of his life because of head trauma. The investigation states that the man had a four hour practice that included multiple helmet to helmet collisions.

As the narrator, Krakauer is a reliable source of information since the book is his own personal account of the disaster. The setting of Into Thin Air is Mount Everest, where Krakauer and his team climbed in 1996. All through the struggle up Everest, it is important to note that the characters portrayed in this book are real people. The unique conditions and the weather of the setting forced the climbers to make choices that they could not have made in a different situation. The tough choices made by the climbers and the setting influenced the result of the story.

If the world today gave up hunting, wildlife would become non existent and animals would struggle to thrive due to disease and overpopulation. Outdoorsmen also gain plentiful amount of experience while hunting. They gain relationships, knowledge of the outdoors, and they maintain an old tradition and keep it alive and thriving. In the future hunting may become an even more pressing and controversial subject; however, we must do everything in our power to keep hunting alive. Hunting has a deeper meaning to some people and to take that away from them is in some ways inhumane.

According to the article, “Why Everest?”, by Guy Moreau, “There have been over 230 deaths on the mountain.” People that put themselves in risky situations, should be permitted to rescue services no matter the price that needs to be paid. The expensive machines used to rescue people can give a profit. With the newly found technological advancements, rescuers should be able to save more people than ever. And lastly, unexpected, harsh conditions can throw off any climber’s experience and leave them with no other option but to rely on these services. Mountains often contain a large number of harsh environmental conditions.

The battle of Gettysburg, where around 51,000 deaths occurred and around 5,369 were captured or missing. One of the largest and bloodiest battles fought in North America. Separated groups known as the Union army and the Confederate army. Lasting about 4 years , it was caused by one of the largest military conflicts in North America history which lead to a 3 day battle. People today have a more likely chance of preventing severe illnesses or bleeding out with the right materials, sadly we can’t go back in time to show our improvement in medicine today.

Each day they were required to climb 506 steps just to begin work, although they didn’t sculpt much during the winter. The sculpture was carved into the unnamed mountain, and 450,000 tons of rock had to be removed to begin. Borglum originally planned for the presidents to be sculpted from the waist up, but after a huge sculpting disaster he was left with no other choice but to sculpt only their heads. After that his goal was to make their eyes pop out so that when the sun hit the pupil it would look like a twinkle of light. Robinson worked hard to get people to donate to the organization, but not everyone liked the idea of Mount Rushmore.

Many things could go wrong climbing the highest mountain in the world with an elevation of 29,029 ft. 12 people died climbing Mount Everest. No is responsible for those death. The climbers had chosen to climb the mountain. In the novel it states, “Hall was charging $65,000 a head to guide clients to the top of the world” (Krakauer 35). This shows that a person is willing to pay to go through so much pain, risk and sickness to summit the top of the world.

At the base of a huge mountain, an altitude of 17,590 feet is probably not the first place one would expect to find an emergency room. Unless however, that mountain is Mount Everest and that emergency room is the Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic. This clinic is interesting in that the altitude is half the amount of the oxygen at sea level, and all the physicians specialize in mountaineering. They will treat about five hundred people between early April and late May, which is peak climbing season. Most of the climbers will be here for treatment at some point in the perilous journey, while more than two hundred and fifty people have died on the mountain.

In addition to cliffhangers, Krakauer uses foreshadowing. Krakauer first uses foreshadowing in chapter 3; “One climber’s actions can affect the welfare of the whole team” (47). Krakauer wrote that to make the readers think about what the causes of the disaster might have been. Krakauer also used foreshadowing to describe the disaster when writing Jan Arnold’s assumption of Rob Hall, “Rob’s feeling was that it wouldn’t be him; he was just worried about having to save another team’s ass’” (64). Krakauer wrote that quote not only for foreshadowing, but for irony because it was not Rob’s team saving another, it was another team saving Rob’s.

Whilst Jon Krakauer lamented over the cruel fates of the lives taken from a blizzard, Nepal grieves for the thousands of people who will never be able eligible to see the light of day because of a recent earthquake. On April 25, several news articles such as USA TODAY voiced the outcome of “the massive-7.8 earthquake that has left at least 3,300 dead in Nepal” (Madhani, Aamer). Since USA TODAY’s report on Nepal’s death toll, the numbers have risen (from 3,300 to almost 9,000). Although several people (18) died from the avalanche on Mount Everest caused by the earthquake, the death count is inconceivable compared to the number of deaths in the main parts of Nepal. Not only did this earthquake ruin the lives of those close to the victims of the earthquake, it resulted in some serious damage, destroying the homes and buildings of the residents in Nepal.

To cross this glacier, the expedition members were forced to climb with deep crevasses and unstable seracs which moved three to four feet daily. Near the apex of Everest, Goran Kropp made a very strange yet rational decision. Due to the dangerous conditions, he turned around before submitting. Ignoring their instincts, Climbers usually don’t turn back. Peter Lev, an American guide, said, “If a client sees that the summit is close and they’re dead-set on getting there, they’re going to laugh in your face and keep going up.” (Krakauer

There are people in life who crave thrill and adventure; who feel their life is missing something. Some people choose to climb Everest to fulfill this. Desperate to summit, to experience a view beyond words, people risk their lives to get a sneak peek at the top of the world. Although Everest is the world’s highest mountain, it is also the world’s highest open grave. In Jon Krakauer 's Into Thin Air, eight climbers lose their lives; the most dead in one year.