The 1996 mount everest climbing disaster: Recounting the tragic events

D Christopher Kayes

Chapter 2 in Destructive goal pursuit: The mount everest disaster, 2006, pp 11-25 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Imagine training your sights on a distant goal, an ideal dream. You devote resources, make sacrifices, and direct unwavering attention to achieving the goal. The goal may have begun as a dream, like climbing a mountain. The lure of mountaineering is magical. After a few successful climbs on short, easy routes, you seek greater challenges. Dreaming of the summit becomes electric, the experience of climbing a craving. After a time your dreams become bigger. Each mountain peak you climb and each successful summit make you crave more. You begin to catch what climbers call “summit fever.”

Keywords: Team Member; Team Leader; Distant Goal; Mountain Climber; Expedition Team (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230503472_2

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