THe_Everest_Disaster

THe Everest Disaster The speaker’s words silenced the audience as he began, “On the night of May 10, 1996 a blizzard swept over Mount Everest, striking more than thirty mountain climbers with heavy snow, subzero temperatures, and unbelievably strong winds. In the next twenty-four hours, eight of the climbers, including three professional guides were dead. This night would become the most ill fated attempt ever to summit Mount Everest.” “Among these climbers was a 49-year old Dallas pathologist and an amateur climber, Dr. Beck Weathers, who was left to die in the icy storm 300 yards from his camp. Miraculously, Dr. Weathers survived and came back from his ordeal to speak of his experiences, and to tell us about some valuable lessons he has learned. Let’s welcome Dr. Beck Weathers.” I watched and listened as this man swayed his disfigured arms and explained that he had scaled the world’s largest heights and yet, still had not been at peace with himself. He had wanted more “courageous” success, because he had conquered all but the grand Mount Everest. The drive for more accomplishment and the need to be more “courageous” had persuaded Beck to follow the 1996 expedition. Beck sobbed as he stated that everest, weathers, beck, courageous, climbers, life, one, been, krakauer, irrational, himself, dr, about, 1996, mountain, lives, climb, because, back, way, truly, selfish, people, own, out, mount, ideals, every, air, whole, thirty, things, summit, success, really, pursuit