The ultimate goal

The goal of Mt. Everest is one of the few things that drives many people and joins many from different nationalities together. Whether they come down the mountain alive or dead they have already earned respect from people all over the world. These people have guts. When they reach the peak of the mountain they are standing on land higher than what you would be in a plane, their base camp is higher than what a helicopter can reach. the danger is beyond beleif one false step or miscalculation of weather can be difference between life or death. The oldest person on the climb with Jon Krakauer was 47 and died 20 ft away from the base camp. You have to wonder was it because her body had already been depleted of all its resources and just couldn't make it that last few feet or was it becauseshe could barely see past her her hand in the snow and thought she was much farther away from what she actually was? Most people do not understand why someone would waste so much time and energy to get somewhere and then once your their you only stay for a few minutes. These are the bravest people in the world there's no denying it.