MGM102H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Acclimatization, Mount Everest, Adventure Consultants
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The satisfaction of climbing the world"s tallest mountain. These reasons sound similar to why people take the business challenge. Personal qualities: brave, quick thinking, ambitious, goal setting, risk takers, organized, dynamic and adaptive, patient. Amateurs (there were different levels of experience among the climbers) Rushed the expedition (people who have succeeded were patient) Resource issues (not having the right amount of oxygen, antiquated radios that were few in number) Tools they assu(cid:373)ed (cid:449)ere goi(cid:374)g to (cid:271)e there (cid:449)ere(cid:374)"t there (ropes (cid:449)ere (cid:373)issi(cid:374)g due to a(cid:374) error in a previous expedition) Communication challenges (language barriers prevented relationships from forming, not reinforcing a definite turn-around time, disorientation lead to the miscommunication error of there being no oxygen left, not enough radios) Way too optimistic (leaders pushed clients even though they were sick or showing signs of weakness, leaders did not force clients with deteriorating health to stop)
