Characters
Vocabulary
Climbing
Quotes
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100
Author of the book
Roland Smith
100
Gamow Bag (Gam-Off bag)
is an inflatable pressure bag large enough to accommodate a person inside. By inflating the bag with a foot pump, the effective altitude can be decreased by 1,000 - 3,000 meters
100
Who works with the yaks?
Porters
100
"You don't have to be alone to feel alone"
Peak (speaking about Holly)
100
Who got the clothes and gear that didn't work for Peak?
Sun-Jo
200
Peak's teacher at GSS
Vincent
200
What are these and what are they used for?
A prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes.
200
What kind of identification did you need to show on the mountain?
climbing papers & passport
200
"You can never tell who the mountain will allow and who it will not."
Zopa
200
why did Peak want to go home to New York?
didn't want to miss the twins bday
300
What happened to Sun-Jo's father?
He died of heart failure after saving Josh's life on K2
300
What is self arrest?
stopping yourself if you start sliding down an icy slope with your ice pick
300
what is the name of the bridge that crosses from Tibet to Nepal
Friendship bridge
300
"Climb high, sleep low"
Every climber
300
what is the Col?
a pass between two peaks
400
Man who slept inside of a yak:
GULU
400
what's a Sherpa? and why are they unique?
mountain people who live on the slopes of the Himalayas and help navigate Everest climbs. They have adapted to require less oxygen than those not from the region.
400
Who reached the summit of Mt. Everest?
Sun-Jo
400
"Writers should tell the brutal truth in their own voice and not let individuals, society, or consequences dictate their words"
Vincent (Peak's teacher)
400
what did they pass along the way that made Peak wonder if it was worth it to reach the summit
corpses
500
Names of the videographers
Jr, Jack and Will
500
Crampons used on shoes to dig into ice while walking/climbing
500
How many times have Yogi & Yash reached the summit of Mt. Everest?
3 (with Sun-Jo) makes FOUR
500
I decide who gets to summit and who is on which teams.
Josh
500
Who is Kitar?
Sun-Jo's dad