The choices made by the characters are something that is vitally important to the plot and significance of this story. In my opinion, if a few decisions had been made differently then they were then this entire tragedy could have been avoided. Firstly, I believe that the trained guides should have realized that the people they were guiding were ill equipped to make such a trip. They simply did not have the experience or skill level to take on Everest.
Despite poor judgment in undertaking the journey, many deaths still could have been avoided if a few different choices could have been made while on the mountain. I think that the guides were a bit too arrogant in their abilities and trusted in the abilities of the other climbers too much so. Instead of being consumed by their goal to reach the summit, if the climbers had just used simple reason, then they probably would have been able to escape to safety relatively unscathed.
While these decisions ultimately led to many deaths, one can not put all the blame of these deaths on simple bad decision making. Perhaps the entire tragedy could have been avoided, but the truth of the matter is that mother nature has her own plans and when you try to defy such plans, you end up in a bad situation. Maybe if the climbers were a bit more respectful of the mountain and slightly less arrogant with their own capabilities then they would have avoided this dreadful tragedy.
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