Into Thin Judgement

Into Thin Judgment
Jean Cocteau once stated, "Tact in audacity is knowing how far one can go without going too far." One who recklessly neglects their limitations may be succumbed by the most disastrous of consequences. In the early hours of May 10, 1996, several courageous expeditions set out determined to attain the "roof of the world." Tragically, the almighty, incorrigible forces of nature preyed upon Mount Everest that day, and consumed the lives of twelve impotent people. However, was physical nature alone the antecedent of such a catastrophe? Was another evasive force responsible for escalating the calamity? Into Thin Air portrays Jon Krakauer’s experience of that fateful March 10, 1996. Krakauer concluded no definite explanation which procured the disaster, but that a conglomeration of circumstances and motives contributed to the death of many climbers. However, I regard the desolation upon Mount Everest that deplorable day as provoked by the arrogance and adve...