MGM102H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Mount Everest, David Breashears, Gary Ball
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The 1996 expeditions: hall and fischer led two of the largest commercial expeditions, thirty expeditions were set out to climb everest, clients were to pay a fee to participate, hall charged clients each, adventure consultants. Gary ball a(cid:374)d ro(cid:271) hall"s fou(cid:374)ded (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)y. Generated profits by organizing and leading guided expeditions. Hall conti(cid:374)ued to ru(cid:374) the (cid:271)usi(cid:374)ess after his part(cid:374)er"s death i(cid:374) (cid:1005)99(cid:1007) Failure to guide clients to the summit in 1995. In 1996, hall hired people to serve as guides and employed sherpas: mountain madness. Company offered climbing instruction and guided expectations. Organized a commercial everest expedition in 1996 and employed two guides to assist. Acclimatization: acclimatization routine consisted of a series of increasingly difficult climbs with periods of rest and recuperation, helped to prevent disease, but did not prepare climbers for the scarcity of oxygen at high levels. The summit bid: there were strict ground rules to follow.
