Q2 Post 6

In chapter 11 of Into Thin Air, the group does thier final attempt at reaching the top of Everest. On their way up they pass a climber from Sweden who is decending the mountain. The climber, Goran Kropp, almost summited, but decided he was too tired and it was likly he could've died if he tried. Kropp came within a couple hundred feet of the top when he decided to turn around. He could even see the top and made that decision. I believe the type of people who can make that type of decision are hard to come by these days. Most people would've thrown caution to the wind and gone for summit anyway. For most people it's too hard to give up a chance like that one. They wouldn't care about the consequences and go for it anyway. I think this is especially true in America. Americans don't seem to be very rational in realtion to the rest of the world. This is true because of how fortunate most Americans are, relative to the world. Life here is always easier, and safer, and a very stable and supportive government that makes many Americans feel secure. I hope that Americans can stop thinking and living this way, but still have the great quality of living that America provides.