Climbing Mount Everest: Now and Then

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s 1950s Today Everest: Fast Facts Denali Team One Team Two Team Three Team Four Team Five Team Six

Topic 1 Question for 5 Points Who was George Mallory’s climbing partner? Show Answer

Topic 1 Answer for 5 Points Andrew “Sandy” Irvine Back to Board

Topic 1 Question for 10 Points What is Mallory’s famous quote about climbing Everest? Question Here Show Answer

Topic 1 Answer for 10 Points I climbed it because it was there. Back to Board

Topic 1 Question for 15 Points Who was last to spot Mallory and Irvine on the mountain? Show Answer

Topic 1 Answer for 15 Points Noel Odell, a man following behind in support. Back to Board

Topic 1 Question for 20 Points What publicity did Mallory and Irvine receive from their attempt to climb Everest. Show Answer

Topic 1 Answer for 20 Points It was a mystery for so many years whether or not they reached the summit. Just the mere fact that their bodies were not discovered for so many years later was great publicity. Back to Board

Topic 1 Question for 25 Points Name two things found on Mallory the day his body was found and name the one thing that was absent from his body. Show Answer

Topic 1 Answer for 25 Points 1)pocket watch 2) goggles 3) his wife’s picture Back to Board

Topic 2 Question for 5 Points What was Edward Hillary’s occupation/job? Show Answer

Topic 2 Answer for 5 Points He was a beekeeper Back to Board

Topic 2 Question for 10 Points When did Tenzing and Hillary summit Everest? Show Answer

Topic 2 Answer for 10 Points May 29, 11:30 a.m. Back to Board

Topic 2 Question for 15 Points How did Hillary get to be the first to climb Everest? Show Answer

Topic 2 Answer for 15 Points He was chosen due to his amazing mountaineering skills by the British whom wanted to place the first man on the top of Everest. Back to Board

Topic 2 As a group, would you rather have climbed Mount Everest in the 20s, 50s, or today. Why. Or… why would you NEVER want to climb it? Show Answer

Topic 2 Personal Answer. Back to Board

Topic 2 Question for 25 Points In detail, describe the route to the summit. Show Answer

Topic 2 Answer for 25 Points In your climb to Everest you will spend several months acclimatizing and establishing camps with the help of your Sherpas. In the course of this work you will pass up and down the route, working your way higher and higher and then working your way back down until at last you are ready for the summit push. Back to Board

Topic 3 What is the city & country that you would fly into to begin your climb? Show Answer

Topic 3 Katmandu, Nepal Back to Board

Topic 3 Question for 10 Points Everest is often called “The World’s Highest Junkyard”, why? Show Answer

Topic 3 Answer for 10 Points Climbers leave discarded gas stove canisters, oxygen cylinders, sardine cans, toilet paper and broken tents. Back to Board

Topic 3 Question for 15 Points What is frostbite? Show Answer

Topic 3 Answer for 15 Points When the extremities become so cold that they freeze. Back to Board

Topic 3 Question for 20 Points Why Climb Everest? Show Answer

Topic 3 For some it is for the view, for others the exhilaration, or the sense of victory at overcoming such great odds. Back to Board

Topic 3 Today, what would you take for the climb to Everest? Show Answer

Topic 3 Answer for 25 Points Basic Kit, Sleeping gear, shelter, footwear, eye protection, clothing, outerware, miscellaneous, climbing gear, team equipment Back to Board

Topic 4 Question for 5 Points Where does the famous mountain lay? Show Answer

Topic 4 Answer for 5 Points Along the border of Nepal and Tibet, China Back to Board

Topic 4 Question for 10 Points What is Sherpa? Show Answer

Topic 4 Answer for 10 Points A member of a Himalayan people living on the borders of Nepal and Tibet, renowned for their skill in mountaineering. Back to Board

Topic 4 Question for 15 Points How tall is Mount Everest? Show Answer

Topic 4 Answer for 15 Points The official altitude of the world's highest peak is 29,029 feet (8,848m). However, the National Geographic Society has determined the height to be 6 feet taller, 29,035 feet, but the Nepali government has not yet been made this new altitude official. Back to Board

Topic 4 Question for 20 Points Show Answer

Topic 4 Answer for 20 Points Mountaineers climbing Everest establish a camp at the base of the mountain, and four higher camps before reaching the summit. For the next 30 days or so, they will move up, then down again, allowing their bodies to get used to the reduced oxygen content of the air. This process is called acclimatization. Back to Board

Topic 4 Question for 25 Points When is best to climb Everest? Show Answer

Topic 4 Answer for 25 Points The mountain is most inviting in early May, when the Jet Stream is pushed northward over Tibet by the arrival of the monsoon. There is also a window of opportunity in the Fall when the Jet Stream is again pushed northward. Back to Board

Topic 5 Question for 5 Points Give the absolute and relative location of Mount Denali. Show Answer

Topic 5 Answer for 5 Points Relative location: In the Alaska Range Alaska, United States, North America Central Alaska Absolute location: 63 N, 151 N Back to Board

Topic 5 Question for 10 Points What is the name translation of Denali? Show Answer

Topic 5 Answer for 10 Points The High One Back to Board

Topic 5 Question for 15 Points What is the elevation difference between Mount Denali and Everest? Show Answer

Topic 5 Answer for 15 Points 8,115 feet Back to Board

Topic 5 What are the dates in which most climbs are attempted on Denali? Show Answer

Topic 5 Answer for 20 Points May 1st- first week in July Back to Board

Topic 5 Question for 25 Points What was the name of the youngest climber to climb Mount Denali? Careful on this one- the answer I gave you was wrong… Show Answer

Topic 5 Answer for 25 Points Jordan Romero Back to Board

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“Big Points” Question Make a list of five of the greatest challenges of mountain climbing. Show Answer

Big Points Answer for Big Points Lack of oxygen The cold weather Acclimatization Fatigue Challenging terrain Back to Board

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