mount everest (china and nepal)

The reader chooses the path of the story about getting caugth in a snow storm while climbing Mount Everest.

Christina and Grant must endure scary statues, mysterious monks, breathtaking cold, and sabotage in their efforts to help Uncle Mike and his friend reach the summit of Mount Everest.

The author relates his experience of climbing Mount Everest during its deadliest season and examines what it is about the mountain that makes people willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense.

Explores the origins of Mount Everest, its flora and fauna, culture, history, and more.

"As the world's tallest mountain, Everest has held a special fascination for climbers ever since it was first discovered 150 years ago. Since then, over a thousand men and women have stood triumphant on its tiny summit. But the frozen bodies that litter its dizzy slopes tell another tale of tragedy, misfortune and reckless ambition"--Back cover.

Looks at the history of Mount Everest and the people who have climbed it. As the recent deaths of sixteen Sherpas underscore, climbing Mount Everest remains a daunting challenge. Located in the Himalayas, Everest is the highest mountain in the world at a whopping 29,029 feet. In this compelling narrative, Nico Medina guides readers through the mountain s ancient beginnings, first human settlers, historic climbs, and the modern commercialization of mountain-climbing.

The author relates his experience of climbing Mount Everest during its deadliest season and examines what it is about the mountain that makes people willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense.

Examines the possibility that the rigors of the experience of an ascent of Mt. Everest can cause permanent, damaging changes to the human brain and body, following a team of climbers, under close monitoring by scientists, during an expedition to the summit of Everest and back again.

The author relates his experience of climbing Mount Everest during its deadliest season and examines what it is about the mountain that makes people willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense.

Dominic, Chris, Perry, Tilt, Sammi, Bryn, and Cameron compete with each other to be selected as part of a team of teenage climbers with the goal of ascending Mount Everest.