Where Is Mount Everest questions
What is the nickname of Mount Everest?
"Third Pole"
When did the Tibetan people come to Khumbu?
1533
When were diplomats granted access?
1921
How tall is 29,000 feet?
20 Empire State Buildings on top of each other
How long did it take to find Mallory's frozen body?
75 years
Who was George Everest's successor?
Andrew Waugh
What was the deadliest day in the history of Mount Everest?
April 18, 2014
What did the Sherpa believe?
Buddhism and demons
What happened on the second Everest expedition?
December 14th Sherpas died in an avalanche
What are earthquakes?
Earth's plates meet, stuck, rub together; unstuck and press from push together
Who was the "Godfather of Khumbu"?
Edmund Hillary
Who was the man to make his first expedition to Everest in 1921?
George Herbert Leigh Mallory
What mountain range is Mount Everest a part of?
Himalayan
What were the Himalayas born after?
Indian crashed into Asia and the seafloor folded up and pushed toward the sky
Who was Edmund Hillary?
July 20, 1919 Auckland, New Zealand
When was the third and last trip?
June 8, 1924
What were the highest glaciers in the world?
Khumbu
Who was Tenzing Norgay?
May 1914; 11 of 13 children
What is Peak XV known as today?
Mount Everest
Who walked on the moon in 1969?
Neil Armstrong
What is the cost for a permit to climb the mountain?
Nepal charges $25,000
Why were the British not allowed to enter the country?
Nepalese government did not trust them
What is the supercontinent?
Pangea
Why were climb attempts put on hold?
World War II 1939
When did India become an island?
approximately 2 million years ago when the Pangea broke apart
What was the death zone?
area near the top; air is thin; lack of oxygen; can hardly breathe
What did diplomats do to gain access?
asked Tibetan leader, Dalai Lama for permission
What happened on April 18, 2014?
block of ice fell off the mountain killing all 16 men in the path
What does the Nepalese government require each Mount Everest climber to do?
bring back garbage from the mountain
What are yaks used for?
carrying heavy loads
Why did George have to leave India?
caught malaria
What was done before any trip to the top of Mount Everest?
ceremony at the front stone altar
What did the Dalai Lama do after 1922 and 1924?
close Tibet's borders again
What did Edmund Hillary have to do when his boots got wet while climbing Everest?
cook boots over a campfire to dry them
Which layer do we live on?
crust
What are the Earth's layers?
crust, mantle, and core
What does amputation mean?
cut off
What happened in 1996?
eight died when a blizzard suddenly appeared
What is an avalanche?
fast moving walls of snow
What happened in 1953?
first men reached the top of Mount Everest - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing of Norgay
What is taboo?
forbidden
How is frostbite treated?
gradually warm the area
Why were nails on their boots?
grip icy ground
What happened on George Mallory's third expedition to Everest in 1924?
he and his partner died when a snowstorm kicked up as they neared the top
Who did Mallory blame for the deaths?
himself
How did sixteen men lose their lives on Mount Everest's deadliest day?
house-sized block of ice broke off a cliff and tumbled down
What are monasteries?
houses of worship
What obstacles did George Everest face in 1830?
instruments that were used were enormous weighing over 1,000 pounds
What are yaks?
long-haired oxen
What did Roald Amundsen do in 1911?
made it to the South Pole
What happened on May 29, 1953?
men reached top of Mount Everest
What are plate tectonics?
movement of large sections of Earth's crust and upper mantle
What are sherpas?
native people of the area
What is true of the Sherpa people?
once believed climbing Mt. Everest was a taboo, or forbidden, perfection ceremony before any trip to the top of Mt. Everest, settled area surrounding Mt. Everest only 500 years ago.
What did the British receive from the Dalai Lama in 1921?
permission to enter Tibet and approach Everest from the North
What was Sir Hillary the first to do after summiting Mount Everest?
reach both North and South Poles
What did Robert Peary do in 1909?
reached the North Pole
Why were there no roads in the Khumbu Valley?
rough lands
What did the Sherpas believe about the mountains?
sacred home of gods and demons
What did Tenzing Norgay do when he was young?
sent to a monastery to become a monk
What was the important thing to do when climbing the mountain?
slowly to give body time to adjust to the various altitudes
What does Himalayan mean?
snow home
What is Buddhism?
started by Siddhartha Gautama "the enlightened one"
Which job was George Everest put in charge of by the British in 1830?
surveying and mapping the whole region of India
What did the Sherpa carry on their backs?
up to 100 pounds
