Into Thin Air Pre-reading packet Name:
VOCABULARY Define the following words:
Catharsis:
Commercialization:
Tragedy:
Hypoxia:
Socialite:
Foreshadowing:
Incompetent:
Acclimatization:
Surrogate:
Apprehension:
Into Thin Air Individual Research
Answer the following questions in YOUR OWN WORDS in complete sentences.
1: SHERPAS
Who are the Sherpas?
Where do they live?
What are some of their tasks in relation to helping climbers on Mt. Everest? (Describe at least 4)
1.
2.
3.
4.
2: ALTITUDE
Describe the following, including the symptoms of each, and list the altitudes at which they may occur:
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS):
HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema):
HACE (High Altitude Cerebral Edema):
3: EQUIPMENT
Research and find 4 different pieces of equipment used for high altitude mountain climbing. Describe what it is and how it is used.
What mountain range includes Mt. Everest?
How high is Everest?
In what two countries is Everest located?
Who first summited Everest and in what year?
What is the climate like on Mt. Everest?
5. JON KRAKAUER Describe at least 4 facts about him that pertain to mountain climbing.
1.
2.
3.
4.
1996 Everest Climb
New Zealand team American team Adventure Consultant Mountain Madness
ROB HALL SCOTT FISCHER team leader team leader
GUIDES CLIENTS GUIDES CLIENTS Andy Harris John Krakauer Anatoli Boukreev Tim Madsen -journalist -Russian
Mike Groom Doug Hansen Neal Beidleman Charlotte Fox -postal worker -USA
Ang Dorje Dr. Beck Weathers Lobsang Jangbu Sandy Pittman -Sherpa -doctor -Sherpa -socialite
Tensing Yasuko Namba -Sherpa -Japanese Fedex
Dr. Stuart Hutchinson
South African Team Taiwanese Team
IAN WOODALL MAKALU Team leader Team leader