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Summiting Everest

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Expedition Leader

Expedition Leader

You are leading an expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. As the leader, you have the authority to send climbers down the mountain if they are too far behind schedule. You must set a departure time and a turnaround time, and then monitor the progress of your climbers. Use inequalities to show how you will know that the climbers are not falling behind schedule during the ascent.


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Did You Know?

  • You need to be in fantastic physical shape to summit Mount Everest. Your training should focus on cardiovascular, strength, and mental conditioning.
  • It is very expensive to climb Mount Everest. Prices range from $35,000 to well over $100,000 depending on the agency and options you choose.

Find Out More – Search Topics

  • Planning a Mount Everest expedition
  • Atmospheric pressure
  • Altitude training
George Mallory

George Mallory was a leading member of the first British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. In 1923, when asked why he wanted to climb the mountain, he famously responded, “Because it's there.”