Mount Everest Research Paper

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Climbing at such elevations as Mount Everest, 17,000 feet and above, is no simple accomplishment for men or women. Adding a blistering storm to the 27,000 plus elevation, lack of oxygen, and extreme cold all quickly beat on a body's ability to continue and severely affect your mind. Gender does play a slight role in athletic ability, especially when the conditions are as extreme as the 1996 Everest expedition. The women that climbed that year were all very strong, capable performers, but did place a large burden on the teams trapped in the storm at, or above camp four. The three women that climbed Mount Everest in 1996 had all completed numerous other difficult climbs across the world, with Sandy Pittman being the biggest worry of the group. Being a bit of a snob, according to other, Pittman placed a large burden on the teams. She requested that heavy gear, including computers and unnecessary coffee material, be carried up as high as camp four. At what one, a sherpa had to carry Pittman because she had become so weak. Yasuko Namba had climbed the seventh summit, and at the time was the oldest women to reach the top of the …show more content…
It is difficult to say that if even one of these climbers had been stronger or quicker, it would have made for easier rescue operations. In such a storm it would be nearly impossible to continue, and it was for the majority of the teams. Even a man with an intense mind set like Beck Weathers could do nothing but wait out the storm and hope to come out alive. Fox and Pittman were both able to make it off the mountain with much help, but they also almost always kept positive, or at least stated that they did not want to die, not on that mountain. Yasuko, on the other hand, accepted that she would be frozen to death on that mountain and this would ultimately decide her outcome, which would be

Mount Everest Research Paper

Mount Everest, known in Nepali as Sagarmāthā and in Tibetan as Chomolungma, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between China (Tibet Autonomous Region) and Nepal (Province No. 1) runs across its summit point. The current official elevation of 8,848 m (29,029 ft), recognised by China and Nepal, was established by a 1955 Indian survey and subsequently confirmed by a Chinese survey in 1975.[1] In 2005, China…

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Mount Everest Research Paper

Intermediate: Type C, 230wc, narrative Main topic: the climb to Mt. Everest Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. It is located in the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal. The summit is 8,848 meters from the center of the Earth. Many have tried to climb the beast mountain. Some have succeeded but some have also failed. But the mountain still attracts many climbers or mountaineers to this day. The people who love climbing mountains are called mountaineers. They can be professional or…

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