Mount Tambora

At 29,035 feet( National Geographic) , Mount Everest is the top of the world. Split in half by the Nepalese and Chinese border this is just one of the enormous mountains in the mountain range named the Himalayas. This spectacle of nature doesn’t come without it’s risks though, about 240 people have died on the mountain. The locals call Everest Sagarmatha, meaning “Forehead in the Sky”, and it was first climbed in 1953. Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, a New Zealand veteran, and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese

right to rescue services when they put themselves at risk?” Mountain climbing is an enjoyed sport from people as young as 13, to people as old as 70. Unfortunately, every sport comes with risks. Nearly 250 people have died while attempting to climb Mount Everest. However, more than 4000 people have successfully climbed this towering giant, standing at 29,035 feet tall. Though both sides of the argument have valid points, people should have the rights to rescue services because of a few main reasons

The Snows of Kilimanjaro was written in 1938 by Ernest Hemingway. He wrote other novels like The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For When the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea. The Snows of Kilimanjaro deals with masculinity, animals as symbols, and death, which Hemingway like to write about. He also liked to write stories that symbolized life in some way. The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a story about Harry, a dying writer, and his wife Helen. She is trying to save him from being eaten up by

Ana Hernandez Kuslits 6th Hour Jon Krakauer and Problem Solving When climbing a dangerous mountain such as Mount Everest, the ascender is bound to face challenges such as weather, oxygen, and food supply. I identify with Jon Krakauer in his memoir Into Thin Air because of his problem solving skills towards conflicts. Krakauer was a climber who had little experience at high altitudes, however, he ascended Everest for a report in “Outside” magazine. During the expedition, he faced many challenges

How would you feel quitting your job, abandoning your life, and leaving your family just to go to Alaska and climb the Devils Thumb? Or climbing Mount Everest blind? Crazily, there are two people who did that. Climbers John Krakaeur and Erik Weihenmayer, who both have a love for mountain climbing, have to overcome many difficulties to do it. Excited by their accomplishments, they wrote, expressed, and explained their feelings and experiences that they had during their journey. Confusingly, their

Kilauea Volcano The Kilauea Volcano is the youngest and most active Hawaiian shield volcano. This volcano is located on Hawaii’s Big Island. The volcano is part of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Kilauea is 300,000 to 600,000 years old. The native people from the Polynesian Islands discovered Kilauea. The other four volcanoes of Hawaii are Kohala, Mauna Loa, and Mauna Kea. “Shield volcanoes are the largest volcanoes on the earth” (“Volcano DIscovery”). This makes Kilauea a nice tourist attraction

Two men on different mountains, in different decades, sit atop snowy, windy mountains, reflecting on what got them on such a cold, towering mound of rock and snow. Jon Krakauer tells his story of climbing the Devil’s Thumb “a dozen or so years,” ago, whereas Erik Weihenmayer, a blind man, pulls you into the middle of his story of climbing Mt. Everest with a team of nineteen. Krakauer, in an attempt to escape his boring, dead-end job, ventures to climb a mountain in Alaska by himself. Jon did not

The article by, Alison Stevens, talks mainly about a “drone” that can find lost hikers on the trails. The article also gives a very accurate explanation on how the drone works. Across the world, over 48 million people get lost on hiking trails. In the beginning, scientists in Switzerland ponder about making a drone that can find lost hikers in hiking trails, going through the trails autonomously. Alessandro Giusti, leader of his team, are going to make this invention. According to Stevens, “In

There was a carbonate ion in the hydrosphere that was named Carl. He’s lived as a carbonate ion in groundwater for hundreds of years. After a few hundred years, Carl precipitated out as travertine at Havasu Falls. At this point, he’s transformed into travertine. Now, he’s heading for the lithosphere - limestone. Carl is now living in the lithosphere - limestone in Sunset Crater. He’s been limestone for millions of years. After a million years, Carl ended up in a violent eruption. During the eruption

in a can" more commonly referred to as mount Vesuvius, an active volcano, buried the ancient city of Pompeii under several meters of ash. This left the city hidden from the world for hundreds of years until it was rediscovered in 1748. Pompeii was originally settled by the Greeks, but eventually became part of the Roman Empire. Pompeii has a history of being a vacation spot for wealthy vacationers, but also home to many locals. Just across the water was mount Vesuvius, a great eye candy for the tourists