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Green boots Use the statements to answer the following questions. Who is Green boots? What happened to Green boots? Where is Green boots today and why?

The highest Geography on Earth 8850

Green boots Green Boots is among many corpses remaining on Everest. Over the years it became a common term, as all the expeditions from the north side encounter the body of the Indian climber curled up in the limestone alcove cave. The cave is located at 27,890 feet (8 500 m), and is littered with spent oxygen bottles.

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The Death Zone relates to any area of a mountain that is above 8000 metres in altitude. Seemingly fit and healthy climbers and mountaineers can suddenly drop dead or start suffering from a number of illnesses above 8000 metres. There is no of knowing how your body will react until you are there. 

The Death zone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI2TlvNJxCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eW6ifxuVFY

Extreme tourism An extreme environment is one in which there exist difficult environmental conditions for human survival. They include deserts, ice sheets, mountains and rainforests. All activities involved in these environments include an element of risk, and often include a lot of physical exertion. Tourist activities count as extreme tourism includes rock climbing, white water rafting, bungee jumping, ice walking and paragliding.

Extreme tourism????? People who live in mountainous areas can see both advantages and disadvantages of having visitors mainly during the summer months.

Watch the summit video. Write down five things that have changed since the first summit by Hillary & Norgay in 1953?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pssdoGtA9Wo

Most attempts to summit Mount Everest occur between the 1st and 23rd May as this period of the year offers a  'weather window' before the Monsoon rains (heavy snow on Everest) move in. This three week period can be an incredibly busy time on Everest. Make a list of the problems that are caused by so many mountaineers visiting in such a short time.  

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Tour of base camp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caEwA5NWrTo

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Tourism in the Mountains Advantage (good thing) Disadvantage (bad thing)

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