Into Thin Air Quiz 19-21
Name two ways Krakauer suggest for reducing the likelihood of another disaster like the 1996 climbing season.
1. Making ever client have their own personal guide that they are strapped to at all times. 2. Make oxygen only available during emergencies to reduce the number of climbers.
All told, how many people died on Everest in 1996?
12 of the original 84 climbers.
Define "hubris". Why does Krakauer use this word to describe Rob Hall?
Hubris: very prideful and overly confident; Krakauer uses this word to describe Rob Hall because he was overly confident in his abilities to successfully get his entire team up and back down the mountain.
With Rob Hall and Andy Harris dead, and Mike Groom incapacitated, who assumes leadership of the expedition?
Stuart Hutchinson
Who is waiting at the Tribhuvan International Airport for Krakauer and the other survivors?
The Japanese reporters asking questions about Yasuko Namba.
What decision do Lhakpa Sherpa and Stuart Hutchinson make about Beck Weathers and Yasuko Namba? What about Beck's and Yasuko's condition makes their decision so hard?
They decided to leave them there becuase it would take too much man power to get them down. This was hard because they were still alive
How does the IMAX expedition offer to help the rescue effort?
They provided oxygen despite their $5.5 million dollar budget for their movie production.
What becomes of the mess tent at Camp 2 when everyone arrives?
Turned into a make-shift hospital.
How is Beck Weathers ultimately removed from the mountain?
Ed Viesturs and Robert Schauer lowered Beck off of the rock, placed next to Makalu Gau in the hospital, and a helicopter took them away.
Compare and contrast the reactions of Fiona McPhearson and Jan Arnold when they talk to Krakauer about what happened on the mountain.
Fiona McPhearson (Andy Harris's partner) was angry that Harris died. Jan Arnold (Rob Hall's wife) was very compassionate toward Krakauer because of his survivor's guilt.
How does Krakauer help Hutchinson before descending the Geneva Spur?
He fastens Hutchinson's harness because it was only 1/2 fastened.
What happens to a Sherpa from the Mountain Madness expedition during their descent to Camp 3?
He gets hit in the head with two large rocks. One knocks him out and the other wakes him up.
Which member of the Adventure Consultants team almost literally "raises from the dead?"
Beck Weathers
How are Klev's Schoening's feelings about the expedition today different from Krakauer's?
Klev Schoening does not have survivor's guilt, Jon Krakauer does. Schoening said there was nothing else they could do.
