How is Sandy Pittman characterized as the epitome of the commercialization of Everest? Do you see her as a villain? Do you feel empathy for her?

How does Krakauer use foreshadowing in the opening chapters to hint at the later tragedy?

Rob Hall is characterized as meticulous and cautious. How do his errors on Everest illustrate Krakauer’s point that “on Everest it is the nature of systems to break down with a vengeance?” (287).