1. Everest
By Jim Howes
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2. Make a list of facts about Everest.
It is the biggest mountain it is mount Everest.
12 people have climbed mount Everest .
George Mallory was the first to climb mount Everest.
Mount Everest is8848 metres high.

3. Define these words: Altitude, satellites,
Lamas and fatigue…
1The vertical height of an object above sea level
2 Objects on earth
3 extreme tirerdness

4. Where is Mt Everest and what kind of people live there?
Sherpas live on mount everest

5. Find some pictures of people
climbing MT Everest.

6. What are the differences and similarities to
climbing Mt Everest now and 80 years ago?
 Similarities
 oxegyn tanks
 Ice axes
 ropes
 Differences
 Goggles and face mask
 Pants
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7. Make a facts sheet about Sir Edmond
Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
Born
(1919-07-20)20 July 1919
Tuakau, New Zealand
Died
11 January 2008(2008-
01-11) (aged 88)
Auckland, New Zealand
Cause of death Myocardial infarction
Spouse(s)
Louise Mary Rose
(m. 1953–1975)
June Mulgrew (m. 1989–
2008)
Children
Peter (b. 1954)
Sarah (b. 1955)
Belinda (1959–1975)
Parents
Percival Augustus Hillary
Gertrude Hillary, née
Clark
Birth name Namgyal Wangdi
Main discipline Mountaineer
Born
May 1914
Khumbu, Kingdom of Nepal
Died
9 May 1986(1986-05-09)
(aged 71)
Darjeeling, India