In the book “into thin air” by Jon kraukauer, a young adventurous mountaineer hopes to discover new land on the top of one of the tallest mountains in the world. Through perseverance and courage Kraukauer learns that sometimes things don’t go as planned. In 1996, a group of brave climbers tried to reach the summit on Mount Everest and on the journey 15 people died. The only big question is; was it something that could have been prevented? The 1996 Everest expedition was not something you could prevent. Many times during failed expeditions the leaders are blamed, but truly it’s not always the leaders fault. During the 1996 Everest expedition there was many unpreventable events like an avalanche, flying boulders, along with extreme blizzards. All things happen for a reason, even natural disasters. And one main thing about natural disasters is that you never know when they will happen. You also can’t blame the leader for being responsible for others mistakes. Even though many events occurred on the trip that couldn’t have been preventable, many mistakes that were made could …show more content…
Without the proper hiking attire, you become quickly targeted by the mountain itself. From your shoes to your head, you have to know what your getting into it before your actually doing it. On the Everest climb, many men actually started out climbing Everest in shorts and a t-shift due to the warm climate at the bottom of the mountain. But once you reach a certain point, the weather drops much colder and ice starts to form which creates the need for warmer attire and proper shoes to prevent footing slips. People died from simple mistakes while on the mountain, making a wrong step and falling, or not having the correct equipment which led to hypothermia and the freezing of exposed body parts. So by having a better understanding of what’s exactly these men were getting into, they could have prevented mistake stats cost each others