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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-2)

Objective

Chapters 1-2

"The Climb" is a collaborative effort by high-altitude climbing guide Anatoli Boukreev and writer G. Weston DeWalt to tell the story of the tragic attempt to climb Mt Everest in May, 1996, in which several people died. Alternating between passages written by Boukreev and DeWalt, the book examines the increased commercialization of climbing. where clients pay to be led to the summit by guides like Boukreev. It describes Boukreev's rescue efforts as a guide for one of these climbing companies, Mountain Madness. In this lesson, students will be introduced to Mt. Everest and have a basic working knowledge of the mountain.

Lesson

1- Journal entry: What do you know about Mt. Everest? Have you ever been interested in mountain climbing?

2- Internet research: Utilizing the school's computer lab, have students research Mt. Everest. Students should research the following areas:

Location

Images

Geology

Climbing

Death Zone...

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