The “crew” as I’m calling them are making the journey up the mountain, they are planning to summit to the top soon. They have gone higher then they have before in the book, and that came with challenges. We see the need for Peak to beat out Zopa to the next camp each time they […]

2 images, discussion of one theme i see is emerging, discussion of some craft idea of the writing (something about authors craft) Where we left off was back at base camp. Peak, Zopa, Sun-Jo, Holly and the film crew all were going back up the mountain to acclimatize more. Through out this section we see […]

Peak and Josh are FINALLYYYYY starting to climb Mt. Everest. This section has definitely been the best one yet by far, and I hope more include actually climbing the mountain, instead of just the other details. The section starts with them being in base camp. Now I love how the author puts great detail into […]

Section 2: Pages 43-77 We are back at it with the weird situation that is occurring in this book! Moving across the globe would suck when you are leaving friends and family members. Luckily Peak doesn’t have any friends, and is excited about it! What doesn’t help is the awkward relationship between him and his […]

Section 1 – Page 1-43 Smith puts a huge drawn out picture of Mount Everest on the first page. It included all the camps and specific little details about the map. Smith had to of climbed the mountain because that level of detail was insane to me. I stared at the picture for a good […]

I am going to be reading Peak by Roland Smith. I saw this book in the library and realized it was about the climbing of Mount Everest. I have watched documentaries and movies about climbing the mountain, so decided it was time to read a book about it. I am reading it by myself, but […]

Red Cloud brought up many important events that happened to him and his people. With that said, he definitely changed some of his audience’s minds. He did this first, by comparing himself and the natives to the white people and saying how they were equal, and each made by god in a certain way. He […]

In Relation, De Las Casas writes about how the Spaniards suddenly come into the Natives’ land, and start to torment and use them. While talking about the inhumane jobs the Native’s were thrown into, De Las Cases writes, “And all of them were publicly sold… these Indians who had lived happily on their islands until […]

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