Mount Everest (3) -CR

[abhijit_moholakar]

The climbing season of 2006 was the deadliest on record for those attempting to conquer Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, as more people perished attempting to reach the summit in 2006 than in any other year. Almost all of these deaths occurred in the unforgiving "death-zone" above 26,000 feet. Oddly, though, the 2006 season enjoyed exceptionally ideal climbing weather compared to more typical years.


All of the following, if true, help explain the apparent contradiction in the above passage EXCEPT



a)The warmer the weather, the more likely it is that crevasses (deep holes) will open up unexpectedly in the ice.


b)In 2006, fewer climbing teams than usual were forced to turn back at some point during the ascent prior to reaching the "death-zone."


c)The number of amateur climbers who reached the "death-zone" increased steadily during the early 2000s, peaking in 2006.


d)In 2006, authorities suspended climbs due to inclement weather on fewer days than the average for more typical years.


e)Although the 2006 season overall enjoyed ideal weather conditions, the one unexpected major storm was one of the worst on record.

OA is "A "

I am not able to eliminate the option B above .

As fewer people are forced to go back,more people then usual might be trapped in the death zone. thus, reason was not nature , but the "authorities " who did not forced to turn back the people going in to death zone. thus second option disconnects the correlation between the death and bad weather and thus, seems like sound reasoning resolving the contradiction.

[jlucero]

I'm not 100% sure I understand your explanation here, because it seems as though you think B explains this contradiction. Which it does. Take a look at the question again:

All of the following, if true, help explain the apparent contradiction in the above passage EXCEPT

Since A is the correct answer, that means B-E all could explain the contradiction. Only A, which is irrelevant because the argument says nothing about "warmer weather", does not explain the contradiction.