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1. Why is Everest referred to as "The Top of the World"?



2. Who were the first 2 people to successfully climb Mount Everest?


3. Jamling demonstrates how to perform a self-arrest. What does a self-arrest help a climber to do?



4. Why is Jamling Norgay climbing Everest?



5. Ed Viesturs is leading this expedition. How many times has he climbed Mount Everest before? Who is Ed bringing along with him this time?


6. What milestone will Araceli Segarra achieve if she reaches the summit of Mount Everest?


7. Where is the Himalaya located?



8. Roger Bilham is a scientist. What does he want Ed to do for him and why?



9. Sumiyo Tsuzuki is the lead cinematographer for the team. Exactly what will she be doing on this climb?


10. The team departs from Katmandu, the capital of Nepal. What does Sumiyo do with Jamling before they depart for Everest? Why?




11. Ed rents a helicopter to take them a head start up to 9000 feet. How far will they walk to the base of Everest?


12. How did the Himalaya form? What landmasses were involved in forming the Himalaya?





13. How tall is Mount Everest?


14. How will Roger keep track of the movements of Everest?



15. What will the results of Roger's experiment help scientists to better predict?


16. The climbers must not climb Everest too quickly or they risk getting altitude sickness. To avoid this they need to allow their bodies time to "acclimatize". What will happen to their blood as they ascend Everest? Why is this important?




17. What is a chortin? Why do people build them?



18. What is Ed concerned about when they arrive at Base Camp?



19. Who are the Sherpas? What does Jamling mean when he says, "Climbing's in my blood..."?




20. What is an avalanche?



21. How many people have died on Everest? How many of them have been killed by avalanches?


22. What is the ice fall? How far does it move everyday? How much do the ice blocks weigh?




23. What is a crevasse? What do the Sherpas say will happen if you fall into a crevasse?



24. The team needs to drink more water at Middle Camp. Where do they get this water?


25. The team acclimatizes at Middle Camp. How long does this process take? What is edema?



26. Why is Everest unclimbable almost all year? What time of year is it usually most climbable?


27. How long will it take the team to climb to the summit from Middle Camp?


28. Rob Hall, Ed's friend, was leading the expedition ahead of his. What happened to Rob's expedition up Everest on May 8th?




29. How cold was it that night near the summit?


30. What caused the death of the climbers?


31. Who is Beck Weathers and what happened to him?



32. How was Beck rescued and why was the rescue so risky?




33. How many people from Rob's expedition lost their lives to this storm?


34. Ed's team was very upset because of Rob's death and the deaths of the other climbers. They return to Base Camp and consider abandoning their climb. What word does Jamling receive from the monastery?



35. Who told Jamling that, "A climber must treat the mountain with respect and use caution in the face of danger."?



36. Ed and his team decide to climb back up Everest and make a run at the summit. At High Camp, they have trouble breathing because of the lack of oxygen in the air. What happens when your brain is oxygen-starved?



37. What did Ed NOT tell Roger they had found when they set up the GPS receiver? Why not?



38. Why is the final 3000 feet of Everest known as "The Death Zone"?



39. How long does it take a climber to reach the summit from High Camp?


40. How much oxygen is there in a breath of air at the summit compared to a breath of air at sea level?


41. Why does Ed like to climb without bottled oxygen?



42. What is the Hillary Step?



43. What are some of the objects that have been left at the summit of Everest?



44. How did Jamling give thanks for their successful climb?

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