This Lesson is about Sangeeta’s This Lesson is about Sangeeta’s days spent in Mountaineering campdays spent in Mountaineering camp

She started her journey from NEHRU INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAINEERING, UTTARKASHI

The group had to climb 15 km to reach Tekla village. It was at the height of 1600 m.

She started her journey from NIM on 2nd Feb. and ended it on 21st Feb.1984

She was the leader of group No.7

OBJECTIVE OF THE LESSONOBJECTIVE OF THE LESSON

TO MAKE STUDENTS FEEL THE TO MAKE STUDENTS FEEL THE CHALLENGES OF MOUNTAINEETIRING CHALLENGES OF MOUNTAINEETIRING /TREEKING/TREEKING

THE DIFFICULTY ONE FACES IN STAYING THE DIFFICULTY ONE FACES IN STAYING OUT OF HOME IN THE CAMP OUT OF HOME IN THE CAMP

THE GLIMPSES OF HILL STATION AND THE GLIMPSES OF HILL STATION AND HIGEST MOUNTAIN OF THE WORLDHIGEST MOUNTAIN OF THE WORLD

EXPECTED LEARNING EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMEOUTCOME

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT MOUNTAIN PEAKS OF DIFFERENT MOUNTAIN PEAKS OF INDIA/WORLDINDIA/WORLD

APPRECIATE NATURAL BEAUTY OF INDIAAPPRECIATE NATURAL BEAUTY OF INDIA

KNOW ABOUT HILL STATIONSKNOW ABOUT HILL STATIONS

CAN TAKE CHALLENGES IN LIFECAN TAKE CHALLENGES IN LIFE

Mountains of the World

Map of INDIA showing Mountain and forest Area

Neighbouring countries

EQUIPMENTS

Safety Rope

Trek Accessories Check List : The following suggested checklist found to be useful, for items to be carried on treks. However, one must judiciously select items according to season, duration of a trek and the area to suit individual taste and needs.

Food Check-List : A trekker should be self-sufficient for all the meals and food. Nothing is available at villages and one should not plan to depend on it.

For a day outing Additional items for an Overnight outing

Seasonal & special items

Cap Torch Rainwear/Umbrella

Rucksack Toothbrush/paste Pullover

Water bottle Sleeping bag or Goggles

Walking shoes Shawl/blanket Swimming costume

Pen-knife Towel Soap

Lunch box Socks Wind-proof jacket

Change of clothes Cooking utensil Plastic bags

Chappals Mug, Plate, Spoon Map

Plastic Sheet Sleeping clothes Compass

Lighter/Match box Candles, Gas stove Steel-grip tape

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For a day outingAdditional items for overnight outings  where cooking facilities are available

Chapatti/Bread Khichdi/Thepla/Bhakri

Cooked vegetabls

Tea/Coffee

Juicy fruits Milk Powder orCondensed milk

Salad Soup

Biscuit, Cake Raw vegetables

Pickle ,jam Ghee

Butter, Cheese Rice

Sweets Potatoes, Onions

Lemon powder Salt, Masalas

Glucose Canned food

Sandwiches Noodles

Eggs Dehydrated food

Cooked lentils Papad

Rank Mountain Height meter (feet) Location

1. Mount Everest 8848m (29029ft) Nepal

2. Qogir (K2) 8611m (28250ft) India

3. Kangchenjunga 8598m (28208ft) Nepal

4. Makalu I 8481m (27824ft) Nepal

5. Dhaulagiri 8172m (26810ft) Nepal

6. Manaslu I 8156m (26760ft) Nepal

7. Cho Oyu 8189m (26750ft) Nepal

8. Nanga Parbat 8126m (26660ft) India

9. Annapurna I 8078m (26504ft) Nepal

10. Gasherbrum 8068m (26470ft) India

Artificial Rock wall Climbing

Natural Rock Climbing

MOUNT EVERST

TENZING AND HILLARY

Base camp

ROUTE MAP OF HIMALAYA

FACTS ABOUT MOUNT EVERSTFACTS ABOUT MOUNT EVERSTDefinition of

MountEverest

:a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet

and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world.

Nepali Name : Sagarmatha (which means Goddess of the sky)

Tibetan Name  Chomolungma (which means mother Goddess of the

Universe)

Height : 8848 meters or 29,029 ft

Location :On the border between Nepal and Tibet, where all of the

worlds 14 Eight thousand meter peaks are found.

Longitude   86º55'40' E

Latitude  latitude 270 45’ N and 280 0’ N and longitude 800 30’ E

and 870 0’ E in the Solukhumbhu District of Sagarmatha Zone of the kingdom of Nepal

Local People : Sherpas and Tibetan

Some inspiring and interesting Quotations on Everest

"Strong motivation is the most important factor in getting you to the top" -- Edmund Hillary

"Everest for me, and I believe for the world, is the physical and symbolic manifestation of overcoming odds to achieve a dream" —- Tom Whittaker

"Because it is there. — George Mallory (1886-1924), answering to the question: 'Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest?'"

"The highest of the world's mountains, it seems, has to make but a single gesture of magnificence to be the Lord of all, vast in unchallenged and isolated supremacy" —- George Mallory, 1924

"You've climbed the highest mountain in the world. Now what's left? It's all downhill from there. You have got to set your sights on something higher than Everest." -- Willi Unsoeld

Summit Record Holders:

Longest Stay on top

:Babu Chiri Sherpa, who stayed at the summit for twenty one and half hours.

First Climbers :Tenzing Norgay from Nepal and  Sir Edmund Percival Hillary from New Zealand, on 5/29/1953 via the South-East Ridge Route

First Nepali Women to Climb

: Pasang Llamu Sherpa, on April 22nd, 1993

One of the best climbers

: Nepali, Apa Sherpa, climbed Everest 11 times.

Fastest Ascent  Babu Chhiri Sherpa on June 21 2000, ascent from south sideHans Kammerlander May 24,1996, ascent from north side

Youngest Climber : Nepali, Temba Tsheri Age 15 on May 22, 2001

First Women Climber

:In 1975 - The first woman to summit Everest was Junko Tabei, a Japanese, who reached the summit via the South-East Ridge route.

Oldest Person to Climb

:

A Nepali, age 76, Mr. Min Bahadur Sherchan of NepalSecond Rupper Up:was a 71 Year Old Japanese Katsusuke Yanagisawa, a teacher by profession.

Oldest Women to Climb

: Anna Czerwinska May 22, 2000

Largest Group to reach the summit

: 50 people on May 2002

First Couple to ever get married on the summit

:Nepalese Mona Mulepati and Pem Dorje Sherpa on May 30th 2005

Number of Mount Everest Climbers So Far

: About 1,500 men and women from 64 nations

Born in 1954

K2

EAST SIDE

KANJENJUNGA

DHAULAGIRI

MAKALU HILLS

The north face of Mount Everest as seen from the path to the base camp in Tibet

Himalayan mountain range Different view of mountain

SunriseSunset

ANDES

KILLIMANJARO SOUTH AFRICA

OLYMPUS GREECE

ANNAPURNA NEPAL