1.”the climb was over the only place to go was down” the suggest that it was to hard to go higher on the mountain.

“the climb was steep and so exposed it made my head spin” this suggest that the mountain is too steep and it makes him reflect on life as a whole because he could be dead in one second.

“all that held me to the world, were two thin spikes of chrome molybdenum stuck half of inch into a smear of frozen water .” This suggest that he’s near death one slip and it could be game over.

2. Jon krakauer describes the feeling of danger by saying how he forgets everything eles like “unpaid bills” or the “cramping thighs” this suggest that he is so focuses on climbing and not falling he forgets about everything else and all his problems.