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Have you ever said “ I’m on top of the world” when you were on top of something? Well Edmund Hillary was literally on top of the world. Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest and come back down alive. However, this wasn’t the only famous first he is known for. Along with mountaineer, Harry Ayres, he climbed the southern face of Mount Cook, becoming the first to do so. He was also part of the first all-New Zealander expedition to the Himalayas, and was the first man to reach the South pole in a mechanized vehicle. That isn’t all, he also became the first foreigner to receive citizenship in Nepal, and was the first person to stand at both the North and South poles. Edmund Hillary did a lot in his lifetime, and deserves the fame he has received. Edmund Hillary was born on July 20, 1919 in Tuakau, New Zealand. He attended Auckland grammar school with his brother. On a school trip to Tongariro National park, he saw mountains and snow for the first time, and became inspired. Ignoring this inspiration, he became an air force navigator. There were many mountains around the base where he was stationed, and he scaled many of them. Soon after, he was seriously injured in a plane crash, and returned back to his home. During this time, he continued to climb, and on one of his adventures, he met famous mountaineer- Harry Ayres. Harry taught Edmund all of the techniques of mountain climbing, and together they became the first men to climb the southern face of Mount Cook,…

Have you ever wondered if climbing a 29,029 feet high mountain is a bad idea? Mount Everest is located between China and Nepal. Mount Everest grows 1 inch each year. Climbing Mount Everest is a bad idea because climbers health is at risk if they climb, the climbers are in a lot of danger before and after the climb, and the mountains environment is at risk. Climbing Mount Everest is a bad idea because the climbers health is at risk. The textbook Geography Alive! Regions and People is a…

“The end of the ridge and the end of the world… then nothing but that clear, empty air. There was nowhere else to climb. I was standing on the top of the world.” Said Stacy Allison, first American to summit Everest. Mt. Everest formed over a long period of time, but to climb, there are a lot of necessities to be able to reach the summit. There needs to be a game plan of what rout to take, and how much training there needs to be done and the right amount of food. Many men and women have…

I have conquered numerous mountains, but I might not be able to climb another one. Back in August 2015, I and my friends took a trip to East Java as a graduation present for ourselves. There were 3 mountains in our itinerary: Mount Merapi, Mount Bromo and Mount Ijen. My father once said that a good mountain climber should have three essentials: strength, determination and humbleness. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the last one as I used to be an arrogant person that time. The absence of humbleness…

Life seems to have endless possibilities and opportunities. Some may be beneficial, whereas others may have no benefit to one’s life. In the book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, the characters will have the opportunity to go up the tallest mountain in the world. Although their life will be at stake, the opportunity for the climbers is just too good to pass up. When reading this book, one will question the climbers’ ways of thinking and the decisions that they make. As you get further into the…

Out of all the exciting and breathtaking places that are all around the world, there are some that stand out more than others. Some are colorful, some are tall. But the one that truly stands out more than the rest is Mount Everest. Mount Everest has some very unique characteristics about it, but those come with lots of dangers. That is why it is a dream to climb. There are lots of characteristics that Mount Everest has to offer. To start off, Mount Everest has very diverse climate and weather…

People say that “apples don't fall far from the tree” or “like father like son”, they are correct. As a person grow they become more and more like the person they grow up with. I am a perfect example, I am the product of the families that I grew up in, the people that I have met, the virtues and knowledges that they instilled in me, making the person I am today. To know my identity and characters, I will have to tell you about the people that I grew up with instead of myself. I was born in…