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Mt. Everest Facts
Mt. Everest Preparations
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100

These people help guide the climbers up the mountain.

Sherpa

100

The mountain can get wind speeds as high as ____.

200 mph

100

These people were the first to reach the top of Mt. Everest.

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary

100
Mt. Everest has been around for more than this many years
What is 60 million years
100
There are how many days in the year
What is 365
200

This was the measured height of Mt. Everest in 1999

29,032 Ft

200
In the Western Cwm temperatures can reach over
What is 100 F
200

This is the route most climbers take to climb Mt. Everest

Southern Ridge in Nepal

200
Mt. Everest is getting larger because of tectonic plates
What is the Indian tectonic plate
200
What is the date of Leperchan's day
What is May 13
300

Mt. Everest is on the border of these two countries.

China (Tibet) and Nepal

300
Temperatures can gets as low as
What is -80 F
300

Climbers have to pay this amount of money for all the resorces, equipment, and fees.

$80,000

300
Mt. Everest is growing every year about this many inches
What is 1/4 of an inch
300
True or false: Kids get a day off of school on Columbus day
What is True
400

The mountain is named after him.

Sir. George Everest

400
The jet stream can sit somewhere on Mt. Everest almost all year long
What is the top of Mt. Everest
400

The climbers go through this process at base camp to adjust to the climate of Mt. Everest summit.

Acclimatization

400
This is about the height of Mt. Everest in meters
What is 8848
400
True or False: Valentines Day is on the 14th each year
What is True
500

The original Tibetan native name for Mt. Everest is _____.

Chomolungma

500
In mid May each year, something moves north and causes the winds to calm and temperatures to rise enough for people to try to reach the sumit
What is the jet stream
500

This is the most common cause of death on Mt. Everest

Avalanches

500
Mt. Everest is made of different types of rock
What is shale, limestone, and marble
500
There are how many complete weeks in a year
What is 52 weeks