Claim 1- Sherpas are sociable with the climbers
Support: When Krakauer tries to help Ang Dorje dig, but quits because he is too tired, the sirdar laughs and jokes, "Are you not feeling good, Jon? This is only Camp One, six thousand meters. The air here is still very thick."
Claim 2: Sherpas are bold and often reckless
Support: When the Sherpa was showing signs of altitude sickness, "Ngwang ignored Scott's instructions and, instead of going down, went up to Camp Two to spend the night. By the time he arrived at the tents...[he] was delirious, stumbling like a drunk, and coughing up pink, blood-laced froth..."
Claim 3: Sherpas are reverent
Support: "Sherpas venerate a tangled melange of deities and spirits...paying proper homage to this ensemble of deities is considered crucially important to ensure safe passage..."
Support: When Krakauer tries to help Ang Dorje dig, but quits because he is too tired, the sirdar laughs and jokes, "Are you not feeling good, Jon? This is only Camp One, six thousand meters. The air here is still very thick."
Claim 2: Sherpas are bold and often reckless
Support: When the Sherpa was showing signs of altitude sickness, "Ngwang ignored Scott's instructions and, instead of going down, went up to Camp Two to spend the night. By the time he arrived at the tents...[he] was delirious, stumbling like a drunk, and coughing up pink, blood-laced froth..."
Claim 3: Sherpas are reverent
Support: "Sherpas venerate a tangled melange of deities and spirits...paying proper homage to this ensemble of deities is considered crucially important to ensure safe passage..."
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