blog post 2. Doug Hansen.

When I started to read the book, and as I got to know my characters within the story, there was one character who i liked more than rest. It wasn't that i didn't like any of the other characters. i just liked Doug Hansen more. He was a very nice guy and led a simple life by working at a post office. He Never got into trouble and did his best to work hard.
       
"'The climb is over for me.' -'You're a tough bastard. I think you've still got a good shot at the top once you recover.'…It was rough seeing him so discouraged. He'd become a good friend, unstintingly sharing the wisdom he'd gained during his failed attempt on the peak in 1995…Around my neck, I wore a Xi-stone…that Doug had given me early on in the expedition. I wanted him to reach the summit almost as bad as I wanted to reach it myself"(130). 

This was a quote from within the book. It shows how encouraging and positive Doug was even when he was near death. It also shows how he gave his necklace away. So we know Doug is kind until the end. We can also tell that Doug was a liked person by the way Krauker describes him as a close friend. It made me sad to see that Doug had to die. And if i were to go on a trip like this i would want someone like Doug as a traveler with me. 

First Posting-Jack Selvig

So when I read the first third of Into Thin Air, I only read about 100 pages. I had an audio book running in the background and it was a different experience than just reading it. It made me thoroughly enjoy the book. It was nice because I had my book open and I go updated with altitude and pictures of Everest and maps of it. When I was reading the first third, I was wondering about, how is it that so many people can die on the mountain and no one faces a consequence. I mean their must be an administration that could take the hit because families lose their moms, dads, and children. Everest is a fierce mountain that takes a lot of lives. When The author wrote about Everest, I was wondering where and what it looked like.

Blog Post 1 - Jason Frank

I read through page 116 for my first third of the book. While I was reading, I thought about how much training must go into preparing for this climb, and even them there are so many missing people/deaths. According to Krauker in the first part of the novel, air supply management is crucial to being able to climb the mountain. This would make me very nervous if I was climbing Mt Everest, which makes me think even more about how I don't think id be up to the challenge. Plus there are 250 deaths on the mountain total, which is huge in comparison to the number of climbers who have tried!

Post 1

In the book I've read through chapter 8 (p.11). After reading this much of the book I wondered how many people died each year. And why don't they they remove the bodies from the mountain. After some research, I found my answers. 250 people died from attempting to climb My. Everest.(History) And the reason they don't remove the bodies is because they serve as trail marks for the climbers. If I came across the bodies I would freak out.

Post #3

The tone conveyed in the ending of the book is somber and depressing. As Krakauer and his crew descend to base camp, he starts to reflect on his journey. "Safe now, the crushing strains of the preceding days lifted from my shoulders, I cried for my last companions, I cried because I was grateful to be alive, I cried because I felt terrible for having survived while others had died." (Pg. 279)
The chapter remains pretty sad up until the part where he talks about past expeditions, and the reader is then left with the feeling like they, too, witnessed a friend dying.

Ang Dorje is a strong willed, accomplished, self-made man. After reaching camp, Jon tries to help Ang shovel snow, before he becomes exausted quickly from the high altitude. Jon also observes that Ang has a strikingly strong physique. After this point we get to know a little bit into Ang's character and his past. We learn that from an early age, Ang was taught the basics of mountaineering from his father. However his father later lost his eyesight and Ang had to drop out of school to support his family. After working as a cook for trekkers, he was noticed by a couple and taken under their wing. As the husband describes," Ang Dorje was bright, interested, keen to learn, and conscientious almost to a fault." (Pg. 109). The couple also supported the family financially so Ang could go back to school. Once there, "Ang Dorje became an able student and achieved the equivalent of an eighth grade education before quitting to go back to work in the mountaineering and trekking industry." (Pg. 109). From this insight into Ang Dorjes history, we can see he is driven towards his goals, and works hard to achieve them.