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Mt. Everest
What makes climbing Mt. Everest so hard??
Share your ideas with the partner next to you
Key VocabularyAcclimateTo get used to (Winter=Jackets;
Summer=Shorts)
Exposureto leave without covering or protection.FROST BITE!!!
Where is Mt. Everest??
What makes climbing Mt. Everest so hard?
•Altitude & Oxygen•Weather•Ice & Avalanches
Altitude Oxygen
Oxygen Mask
Weather
•Weather can be very dangerous•Snow and wind=Cannot see anything•Can get very cold! -60 Degrees!!!
Frost Bite
Part of your body (such as your fingers or toes) freezes
How to stay safe
Very warm jackets and tents!
Ice and Avalanches
AvalancheA large amount of
snow that slides down a mountain
Death Zone
Not enough oxygen
to live
Over 200 people have died in the death zone
Most bodies still there
SherpasPeople from Nepal that help climb
Mt. Everest Journal Final Objective Question: to place your self on the mountain by writing to a friend what the experience was like climbing Mount Everest. Must Include: Lukla, Base Camp, Camp 1, 2, 3, 4, Summit, Khumbu Icefall, Sherpa, Yak, Acclimatize, Death Zone, Crevasse, Ascending, Descending, Valley of Silence,, Garbage Deposit, Avalanche, etc… Don’t Forget To: Try to connect the story to yourself (by bringing in personal experience – ex: being cold, walking in snow, etc…). Talk about duration, your feelings (excited, scared, cold, etc…), describe what you see, and use your imagination. Please underline the must have’s in your story