ON TOP OF THE WORLD
By Juan Carlos
Humans have always tried to do awesome things
to demonstrate themselves which their limit is, as
for example trying to reach the summit of the
Mount Everest. Mount Everest is located
between China and Nepal. It’s been very famous
since 1802 when it was called “The top of the
world” because of its 8848 meters above the sea
level. A lot of people have died trying to climb, for
instance George Mallory was the first person to
reach the top of the mount but he died when he
was descending. Lots of people try to climb the mountain every year but not all of them will
return home. There are around 200 corpses in the mountain so far. However, today it’s easier
than 20 years ago to be on top of the world. These are some things that you need to know to
climb the Everest.
When you think about climbing the Mount Everest,
you have no idea all the things you need to do it
but the most important are physical and mental
preparation. Being in shape is an important thing
because you’ll have to take your body to the limit.
Also it’s important to exercise if you don’t to want
to miss the attempt. Some people try trekking to
prepare the body to the task. Having a good health
is another important aspect if you don’t want to
have a sickness during the ascent, as for example
bad height sickness. To do easier the experience, a climbing course you can take to learn
techniques and important aspects that can save your life in the Everest. Definitely, if you want
to climb the Mount Everest, you’ll need to be in a great shape to do it.
On the other hand, to be in shape isn’t the only thing that you need to try to climb the
mountain. Having good equipment according to the task is as important as being in shape.
Don’t you know what kind of tent you need to buy? If your answer is NO and you don’t have
knowledge about that, you’ll probably need an Internet research or ask someone about the
topic. Professional alpinists are used to using a four season tent because weather conditions
in the mountain are too extreme. Moreover, you need to buy climbing equipment and you
should get used to using it. Crampons and Piolets are some climbing equipment that nobody