“Because its there” is a famous quote from mountain climber George Mallory. He said this when a reporter asked “why did you climb Everest”. This is one of the many answers as to why people climb mountains. There is no single answer to this question because each person is different and has different goals. All the answers somehow tie back to that basic dream of standing on the top of the world.
The first reason as to why people climb mount Everest is to test their physical and mental abilities. The cold, harsh, unforgiving environment can strain your body and mind to your own personal limit.” “With daylight waning, Schoening and Madsen therefore began dragging Ngawang laboriously down the mountain” is a quote from into thin air where one of the sherpas, Ngawang acquired Hape and had to be dragged down the mountain.
Another reason as to why people are drawn to Everest is the bragging rights. Human nature causes some people to want to be equal to, or better than, the person that they are talking to. Because of this, being able to say you’ve climbed the tallest thing in the world, or saying that you have stood at the tip of the world, is definitely going to get you recognized by your friends.
The final reason in this essay is to raise money, or create awareness for, charity. Say there is a man that was in a car accident and he lost both his legs. As he is paraplegic now he wants to help his fellow paraplegics by raising money. So this charity decides to use the fact that the paraplegic is going to climb Everest as a fundraiser. All the money collected for this climb would go to the charity. Because of that motivation to raise the most money for charity he doesn’t give up and gets to the top. That is how charity motivation works and can help you strive to the top.
There are many other reasons to climb Mount Everest. There are probably as many reasons as the the number of people who have climbed the great mountain. Some people have more than one reason for climbing Everest. Some may decide to climb the mountain and not know why. Because its there is as good a reason as any.