How Did Krakauer Choose Lopsang

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I believe Lopsang more than Krakauer because in Lopsang’s story he had really persuasive statements. Jon Krakauer had a lot of things that weren't true about him and the other sherpas. Krakauer said lopsang and three other sherpas were always the last people, Lopsang said that was also incorrect. Krakauer said he did not want to climb the ropes that Lopsang fixed because he didn't have enghout experience.

A good reason why i picked Lopsang is because he had good reasoning about what exactly happened on that mountain. Lopsang was probably more tired than the other from caring all the extra weight but he still got through it and didn't die. Lopsang listened to scott fisher and made it through to the summit. But Krakauer said Lopsang would never make it with all that extra weight and the only reason why fisher is making him carry all that is so fisher can be famous. …show more content…

Lopsang was breathing petty hard and he emitted that but Krakauer made him sound like he was really worn out and could barely walk because he was so tired but that wasn't true. Krakauer was pretty mean to Lopsang in his story Into Thin Air, Krakauer said a lot of mean and not true things in his story. Lopsang was the last person to leave Scott Fisher and Makalu Gau and Krakauer said the sherpas were the last to leave Scott

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