The U.S.A. emerged from W.W.II as a technological and economic power on the rise, and it wasn’t long before some of this momentum shifted to the high alpine. A first major feather in America’s cap was to be K2; not quite the biggest but definitely the baddest of the 8,000 meter peaks. By this point in…
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Project Proposal
by mmg •
Being that I am very interested in the topic of gender and because my other passions, falconry and soccer, have little to do with mountaineering for my final project proposal I want to analyze further the role that gender plays in the sport of mountaineering. More specifically I want to look at how gender roles…
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Paper Proposal
by mkg •
Week 9
Week 9 Response
by mkg •
As we have touched on in class, mountaineering requires a vast amount of experience in climbing, environmental assimilation, and a sense of adventure; but as a human being I’ve always asked myself in class would it be at all possible for a person such as myself, who is very inexperienced in mountaineering and clueless in…
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Paper Proposal
by Josh •
For my final paper, I want to write about the environmental and economic impacts of tourism caused by mountaineering. I would like to focus specifically on Mount Everest to give some focus to the paper and because there has been so much tourism to Everest in the recent years. Proposed sources: “Growth of Tourism in…
Book Review, Uncategorized, Week 9
Week 9 Reading Response
by mmg •
Reading Response, Week 9
Week Nine: K2 the Savage Mountain
by wmg •
The savage mountain that kill one in four, is correctly acclaimed to be the most dangerous mountain. It is vastly different in the other Himalayan mountains. The climbing of this great beast is more technical, harder to camp on, difficult to get to, and most importantly deadly. K2: The Savage Mountain is more than just…
Final Papers, Week 9
Proposal
by mmd •
For the Final (and only paper for that manner) I propose to evaluate the history of developing tourism and commercialization around mountaineering, including but not limited to, the greater ranges. My thesis will be centered around why there has been a tourist interest, and how that has developed in the last few decades; and possibly…
Final Papers, Week 9
Final Paper Topic Proposal
by mel •
For my final paper topic, I want to explore the aspect of the environmental impacts on the mountain landscape, the first article we read for the class dealt with waste on Mount Everest and I have found other research that deals with the environmental impacts that mountaineering has on our landscapes. Here are a…
Reading Response, Week 9
K2 The Savage Mountain: Week 9
by Bryant Lymburn •
Reading Response Week 9 Bryant Lymburn This weeks reading was the story of the American expedition of 1953 and their attempt to summit K2, the worlds second highest peak, and most notorious. After World War II had finished the resurgence in exploring and climbing these great unconquered peaks began to rise once again. With new…