In To the Top of Everest, there is both an internal conflict and external conflict. The internal conflict is most important to the plot. In the selection, Laurie has an internal conflict with himself about not being able to cross the crevasse. First, in paragraph 8 it says “For more than an hour, I searched desperately, but there was no other place. I had to admit defeat. Slowly, I started down to Base Camp.” Laurie couldn’t find any place other than the crevasse to cross so he gave up and he is still dealing with this conflict. Also, in paragraph 11 it says “No, I had to answer. More than my best was to go back and jump from the ladder to the far side. I knew impossible is often the untried. I couldn’t leave without trying, so back I went.
