The Benefits Of Mountaineering

When one is asked to imagine a dangerous sport, he or she is likely to imagine a sport in which one can sustain major injuries. Such sports can include parachuting, bridge jumping, and, most importantly, mountaineering. Mountaineering is a sport in which many players enjoy the adrenaline rush, due to its level of intensity. However, should certain benefits of the sport be a compromise for its dangers? According to considerable evidence provided, the benefits that accompany mountaineering is not a proper justification for the perils involved.

In Source Two, dubbed “Time for a Break on Everest,” the author mentions that the cost of getting a permit to climb Mount Everest is $10,000. A common question that may arise upon hearing this is why would

According to Source One, dubbed “Keep Everest Open,” the author advocates to keep Mount Everest open for considerable reasons. The text states that mountaineering can teach one many important life skills. For example, such skills include an exam of the usage of supplies, the ability to plan the future well, and strength, both physical and mental. Other advocates may also suggest that the death ratio has been considerably decreased, from one death per every four successful climbs to one death per sixty successful climbs (Source One). Moreover, one proponent may state that oxygen bottles can be used as an aid for oxygen deficit, and “special steroids” can be used to prevent high-altitude cerebral edema and high-altitude pulmonary edema (Source One). Accordingly, a proponent may argue that mountaineering is a sport in which the risks can be significantly reduced. In other terms, they may prefer to do the sport nevertheless of the risks. However, one should also see the issue from a different perspective. Such skills mentioned prior can be learned from sports that are significantly less dangerous, such as soccer and chess ordinarily. Notwithstanding of the low death ratio, a death will still occur. Circumstances such as avalanches and earthquakes are unpredictable. If one were to climb a mountain and a natural disaster would occur, the number