tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post2170444362470619944..comments2014-07-09T00:29:40.725-04:00Comments on Reading the Extreme in World Adventure Narratives: With Great Risk Comes Great Reputationjashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174652571648541889noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-46862179941200801602014-03-12T13:21:39.988-04:002014-03-12T13:21:39.988-04:00I agree with Becca. Although the bars of risk are ...I agree with Becca. Although the bars of risk are constantly being reset and those who want to are looking for new climbs to claim their own (like the Banff film about the ascent in Antarctica), there are constantly updates to the climbing technology, making the climbs a bit easier on the climber. When Hillary summited Everest it was much more difficult for him than many who followed him, after all. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081175909283189282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-41063433542144773352014-03-12T09:31:16.419-04:002014-03-12T09:31:16.419-04:00While there is a push to do more difficult things,...While there is a push to do more difficult things, I don't think the sport is necessarily getting more or less dangerous. "They say that every adventurer suffers from the conviction that he was born too late (Ed Viesturs from "K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain")." A large part of the reason that people are doing more difficult routes is the newer technology and climbing techniques. Alpine style climbing didn't come into full force until about the 1970s. The lightness and protectiveness of clothing and other gear has improved, opening up new possibilities. As more places are explored, more routes are found, and more information is made available about these routes. It's not just the drive to do something bigger/harder, it is also the advancements that now make these adventures feasible, bringing them into the realm of acceptable risk for the climbers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133555008300470809noreply@blogger.com