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Risk Assessment of “Into Thin Air”

Earth’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, is not to be trifled with. Towering over twenty-nine thousand feet above sea-level lay its summit, the throne to the world. What was once limited to professional climbers had suddenly evolved into a business model. Expeditions had mainstreamed and became popular for less experienced enthusiasts to exchange money for a moment of adventure and reign. This review will critique an expedition scenario of the movie “Into Thin Air,” by examining the personalities of the guides, differences in the paying clients, and incompetence’s which collectively resulted in the death of eight lives on Mount Everest. Scott Fischer and Robert Hall were the lead expedition guides and rivals. …show more content…

Radio checks were faulty, altitude sickness was already in motion, and the observation of the socialite’s gear being unrealistic was ignored. Scott did not care what the clients did, regardless of their safety, because he was all about making money. During the pre-ascend meeting Rob specifically mentioned that there was a busy season coupled with crowding and lots of incompetent climbers. After reaching camp two excessive numbers of climbers began crowding the hill. There was no routine or priority in who climbs first. A member of neither Scott nor Rob’s team had failed to wear the proper boots and caused him to slip and fall to his death. This should have served as a wake-up call to a number of the other climbers and guides in the group that they need pay more attention to what they are doing. Due to Lopsang carrying all of the New York women’s equipment he failed to reach the step and fix the ropes for the group. The expedition was losing time and altitude sickness was setting in. Peoples lack of caution and carelessness quickly caught up to them on the descent. Exhausted, they began falling out one-by-one. The weakest climbers brought the entire group to a halt and put them at risk. Once the storm hit, there was no way in knowing which direction was the right

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