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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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He may have been stranded on the mountain like the others if he had used all his energy on the ascent and not having enough to get down. Like Lopsang, who used all his energy helping clients to the top, that he could not make it to the top himself. Jon made the smart decisions that helped him on journey like graduates who will take the knowledge they acquired from class to the community around them where they will make the smart

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Doug worked two different jobs to afford to go on the trip to Everest, and was making his second attempt to reach the summit of Everest. 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

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It is unfortunate what happened to the people that died when descending from the summit. However, no one is responsible for those deaths, it was an unexpected storm that killed them. Ultimately a person is not responsible for another person 's action. I believe once a person is near death self-preservation will

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Rob died while serving others, and putting their needs before his own. As can be seen throughout Into Thin Air, the only reason Rob went back up to the summit was for Doug. When the storm hit making it difficult for the two of them to descend, Krakauer notes that “Hall, however, wouldn’t consider going down without Hansen” (Krakauer 24). At this point, Rob’s downfall may have been inevitable, but at least he was committed to staying with his client and friend. Although Doug’s ambition could have caused Rob’s death, he never even considered the possibility of leaving him on that mountain.

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This is because, in the end, the two guides were not careful or safe, each for their own reasons. “Likewise since he had failed to get anybody to the top in 1995, it would have been bad for Hall’s business if he failed again in 1996-- especially if Fisher succeeded(285).” This is Hall’s reason for pushing forward, the fact that it would be bad for his business if he didn’t keep on pushing forward, especially since he “was charging $65,000 a head to guide clients to the top of the world(37).” Fisher's reason was that “Fisher had never guided Everest before 1996. From a business standpoint, there was a lot of pressure on him to be successful(285).”

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