Mt. Everest
I was interested by the film. I saw a documentary on Rob Hall’s fatal expedition to Mt. Everest on the Discovery Channel. The man was quite foolish and should have thought with his head and not his heart when making the desicion to continue towards the summit. With his expirience, he should have known better. At the same time I pity him because he will never see his wife, who was seven months pregnant, again or set eyes on his unborn child. I can’t imagine what it was like to come across your best friend frozen in the snow, wishing that you could pick them up and carry them down to safety, or at least talk to them one last time. I’m not sure what I would do if I was stranded in sub freezing weather on Mt. Everest. I can’t imagine the cold, not being able to feel your limbs after a matter of seconds, stumbling blindly through the snow trying to save your life. It would be suprising to see a man you left for dead comes back to camp, near death. I don’t think I could ever face the enigma that is Mt. Everest.
