Therefore, Hall’s arrogance that he could lead everybody to the summit of Mt. Everest led to the deaths of his inexperienced clientele. Hall was not the only guide to put his clients in danger; Scott Fischer also allowed his pride to cloud his leadership. Guides were responsible for the acclimatization of their clients in the thin air. The typical technique for this was to take one’s entire group up the mountain at once and on a constant schedule.
In, “A Mountain Journey, Dave Conroy, the protagonist, learns to make the right decisions the hard way. He had been travelling to a cabin on Hoodoo Creek by hiking and skiing. Unfortunately, he makes terrible decisions while travelling to his destination. With two hours of sunlight remaining, he decided to keep moving on his journey to the cabin instead of stopping and resting for the night. As he continues enroute to the cabin, he chooses to ski down a slope.
During a random storm that approached them out of nowhere Hall and Hansen had bcome stranded on the Hillary Step, but it was the climbers who had made the decision to save them. It takes a lot of bravey and courage for someone to risk their life for someone whom they know very little, but that is exactly what these two men did. Although it was quite obvious Hall and Hansen were going to die, the climbers still scaled the mountain during the storm who's winds howled with rage and up-turned the snow in fury. Also, the sherpas showed a courageous effort by risking their own lives as well. They were determined to at least try to rescue Hall and Hansen while pushing their fear of dying to the side.
They climb mountains that you would HAVE never dreamed of but one expedition they do can cause one of the mountaineers their life. They go through adventurous journeys, over the icy glaciers to the deep dark crevasses. They both show a lot of Grit, guts and determination. One example from “touching the void” is at the beginning of the film, When the camera is taking shots of the mountains ahead. wHEN THE CAMERAMAN IS VIEWING this it gives you the impression that there is a dangerous journey ahead for them and there is a lot of danger involved.
It is dangerous to do this because of the snow, but both think it is fun because it is risky. The boy says “We drove away from the resort, right up to the barricade. ‘ Move it,’ my father told me,”(212) which would be them breaking the law to have a little fun.
The Impact of Positive and Negative Decisions “Choice not chance determines destiny.” This quote can be very contradicting. In the novel Crystal Clear by Eric Le Marque he is faced with challenges that would later determine his future. Eric was an Olympian who battled a drug addiction. He would later find out that this addiction was affecting his ability to make good choices. Eric was faced with the greatest challenge of his life, to survive on Mammoth Mountain.
They took the bus towads Mexico and became friends on the way, and as it turns out, Miguel stole files from the home and figured out his new friends' secrets. Mong was shot in the face when his mom was murdered, and Rondell is a very talented basket ball player. Then Mong kills himself to be with his mom. Rondell and Miguel make it to Mexico, but only just to find themselves back in California. It turns out that Miguel's grandparents are forgiving him for killing his brother, which is the big conspiracy that set this whole thing in motion.
One survivor that stuck out was Margaret Hastings, as she had a personality that was funny, and serious that couldn’t be disliked. Margaret is an emotional character, however it was overpowered by her strength. When Sergeant Laura Besley died, “Margaret knew that [the shoes] came from the body of her good friend and double date partner. (...) Wearing Laura’s shoes might be the difference between life and death” (Zuckoff 75). Margaret Hastings was mourning the life of her friend, however her survival instincts and her strength overpowered the sadness coming from the loss of Laura.
A subtle difference between the film and the movie involves the imprisonment of Enrique Mirabal. In the novel Minerva carries money to his illegitimate family after inadvertently discovering he had been involved in an affair. During his questioning at the hands of Trujillo’s torturer Enrique surrenders his sanity to the pain and dies shortly after being freed by the Minerva’s wager with Trujillo. In both instances however Minerva’s gamble is ultimately useless as Trujillo’s cruel prank prevents her from actually using the diploma she received from law school. It does however put Minerva in touch with underground
Protagonist The protagonists are Ty and Gemma. Ty's farther decides to make a uncertain deal with “The Drifts” and Ty and Gemma figure out that the trade off becomes a trap and “The Drifts” take Ma and Pa hostage, leaving Ty and Gemma to save them in a risky rescue adventure. Antagonist The antagonist(s) is “The Drifts”. Ty and his family were grown up with teachings about how The Drifts should be avoided. Pa reveals to Ty that he is going to sell some seaweed to The Drifts and that it will be risky.