Mt. Everest. What makes climbing Mt. Everest so hard?? Share your ideas with the partner next to you.

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Mt. Everest

What makes climbing Mt. Everest so hard?? Share your ideas with the partner next to you

Key Vocabulary Acclimate To get used to (Winter=Jackets; Summer=Shorts) Exposure to leave without covering or protection. FROST BITE!!!

Where is Mt. Everest??

What makes climbing Mt. Everest so hard? Altitude & Oxygen Weather Ice & Avalanches

AltitudeOxygen 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

Avalanche A 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

Sherpas People 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