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Rob Hall's Into Thin Air

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The book Into Thin Air talks about the horrible chain of events that took place on everest in 1996. Three expedition teams; Adventure consultants- led by Rob Hall, Mountain Madness- led by Scott Fischer, and a taiwanese team- led by Makalu Gau climbed to reach the summit. With what was going to be three very successful teams bringing all 33 clients to the summit was later to be the most devastating Everest attempt in history. A sudden storm washed over everest and trapped 19 climbers in the death zone. Groups of climber got lost and stuck upon many different parts of everest. One group got lost on the south col, another got stuck near the hillary step, and one more couldn't get out of the south summit. All of the climbers fought for their lives throughout the journey - Some were successful and others were not. Some were faced with Altitude sickness and others with trechorouse frostbite. Most didn't make it. The author of the book …show more content…

The one I will be talking about is the decision of Rob hall. Rob hall is the leader of Adventure Consultants and is known for getting almost all of his clients to the summit in previous years. After the storm hit Rob stood by his clients. Doug Hanson in particular. On the decent down the mountain Doug had run out of oxygen. Rob had tried to radio base camp to get oxygen but nobody could bring it. Others were trying to convince Rob to leave Doug but he didn't. He helped Doug with all he could and didn't leave his side. Rob Could have left Doug, got down the mountain, and made it home to see his family. He didn't have to stay with Doug. It was his choice. He could have left and lived, or stay to help other climbers. He was very selfless and didn't give up. It seemed that Rob cared for others first and himself second which is exactly the definition of selfless. He was able to look out for others even when it was putting his life at

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