Pt. Everest Research Paper
Mount Everest used to be about hard work and experience for the climbers who chose to take on the challenge. Now it seems to be about marking something of a bucket list. The sense of accomplishment some Westerners feel after summiting Everest is not worth all the negative repercussions is provides.
The peak which was one untouched by humans is now considered to be the highest elevation junkyard on Earth. Abandoned oxygen canisters, medical waste, boots, and even the bodies is enough to close Everest at least temporarily. PT Sherpa, a spokesman for Keep, said: “The Maoist insurgency presented conversion organizations in Nepal with serious challenges— constraining programs, damaging infrastructure and threatening the security of staff. Now we …show more content…
This killed 19 expedition members at the Everest Base Camp. With this in mind, the expectation should be for a slow season on Everest, but according to Dave Roberts, “The death of the 16 sherpas didn't slow things down.” (Will Everest’s Climbing Circus Slow Down After Disasters?). The earthquake shook up the mountain, just because nothing has fallen and killed, doesn't mean it won’t.
People who climb the Everest these days can hardly be called “mountaineers”. For Graham Hoyland, the author of “The Last Hours on Everest”, “It isn't a wilderness experience—it’s a McDonald’s experience,” (Nepal’s Earthquake And Why Mount Everest Should be Closed—Permanently). The climbers are often not experienced enough to be on that mountain in the first place; risking not only their own lives, but also the lives of their expedition members and the sherpas.
Sandy Pittman’s involvement on the 1996 expedition was perhaps one of the reasons that year was so disastrous. She wasn't as experienced as a climber as she should've been, and that fact was well known before she begin her quest to the summit, “…maybe Sandy’s not a great climber…”(Into Thin Air). Regardless of the benefits involved, climber’s limitations should be recognized before they start
The peak which was one untouched by humans is now considered to be the highest elevation junkyard on Earth. Abandoned oxygen canisters, medical waste, boots, and even the bodies is enough to close Everest at least temporarily. PT Sherpa, a spokesman for Keep, said: “The Maoist insurgency presented conversion organizations in Nepal with serious challenges— constraining programs, damaging infrastructure and threatening the security of staff. Now we …show more content…
This killed 19 expedition members at the Everest Base Camp. With this in mind, the expectation should be for a slow season on Everest, but according to Dave Roberts, “The death of the 16 sherpas didn't slow things down.” (Will Everest’s Climbing Circus Slow Down After Disasters?). The earthquake shook up the mountain, just because nothing has fallen and killed, doesn't mean it won’t.
People who climb the Everest these days can hardly be called “mountaineers”. For Graham Hoyland, the author of “The Last Hours on Everest”, “It isn't a wilderness experience—it’s a McDonald’s experience,” (Nepal’s Earthquake And Why Mount Everest Should be Closed—Permanently). The climbers are often not experienced enough to be on that mountain in the first place; risking not only their own lives, but also the lives of their expedition members and the sherpas.
Sandy Pittman’s involvement on the 1996 expedition was perhaps one of the reasons that year was so disastrous. She wasn't as experienced as a climber as she should've been, and that fact was well known before she begin her quest to the summit, “…maybe Sandy’s not a great climber…”(Into Thin Air). Regardless of the benefits involved, climber’s limitations should be recognized before they start