Essays on Mountains

The Way to Rainy Mountain In Scott Momaday’s introductory paragraph of “The Way to Rainy Mountain” he uses figurative language to show his love for the land in Oklahoma. As a Kiowa, he describes the land with such intimacy, that it seems as if he owns the land and he is one with the land….

Juana: A 12 years old girl with black hair, she was thin, very innocent, poor, aggressive and honest. She had a hard life and always felt guilty of the death of her little sister. Her purpose was to find her father in “El otro Lado”. She is the main character of this book and she…

Climbing Mountains to Provide Healthcare Part I It is a privilege for me to share my life calling with Paul Farmer, a doctor who had been raised by a low socioeconomic class family, but who nevertheless made it to Duke University and Harvard University in search for a cure for all that are diseased (Kidder). …

The Little Bison River flows from small glaciers in the high cirques of the Rocky Mountains east to the Great Plains of North America, where it ultimately joins the Missouri system. The valley through the Rockies contains a few small towns which are supported by the ski industry and tourism. Recently, extensive natural gas deposits…

I have chosen to write my on comparison and contrast by writing about two sports I enjoy to compete at: crew and mountain biking. I have been racing crew boats since the spring of 1997. I began racing mountain bikes the following spring of 1998. I plan to point out similarities and differences in the…

Mount Pinatubo located on the boundaries of Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales, Philippines has erupted on the 15th of June 1991. With the arrival of Storm Yunya, the impacts of the eruption worsen as the lahar rushes down the lowlands. Villages near the foot of Pinatubo were buried. Forests and agri-lands were devastated. Americans destined in…

Case Study Analysis of Mount Everest-1996 MOUNTAINS ARE NOT MOLEHILLS Scot Crenshaw, Ph. D. Nicie Murphy, Ph. D. Michael Sturdivant Harding University Abstract If Mount Everest were an empire, its motto would undoubtedly be “I shall not be conquered”. However formidable, this giant which stands over 8000 meters above sea level into the sky, did…

The Parable of the Sadhu a true story that captures the ethical and moral decisions faced by several group of hikers as they find a Sadhu naked and close to death up in the Himalayan Mountains. The hikers consisted of goal obsessed Americans, New Zealanders, Swiss, Japanese, Porters and Sherpas all trying to reach the…

The Mountaineering Grail Into Thin Air is an in-depth horrifying account of the 1996 expedition to Mt. Everest by 12 climbers, as narrated by Jon Krakauer. The 12 climbers, including Krakauer, were not professional mountain-climbers. Apparently, Mt. Everest is a very tedious and dangerous mountain to trek. With its soaring height, oxygen becomes very thin;…

Stress is a dangerous thing many people deal with on a daily basis. Some people like a quiet place to relax, while others enjoy being in the hustle and bustle of a crowded place. I always go to the mountains to relax. As soon as I walk outside, I immediately begin to calm down. Just…