Extreme Mountain Climbing

Extreme Mountain Climbing — page 1 — At the Top of the World Who is Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Who is Edmund Viesturs Who is Kim Chang ho What is the significance of 14 eight I thousanders Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner slowly climbed up The snow was deep The air was thin The winds were rough She couldn t feel her fingers and toes She climbed up steep slopes She strained her legs She finally summited the mountain To summit means to reach the top She tried to climb K2 six times It s the second highest mountain in the world One time she saw a climber fall He died Another time the weather was too

Extreme Mountain Climbing — page 2 — She became the second woman to climb the 14 eight thousanders Eight thousanders means mountains that are over 8 000 meters tall That s 26 247 feet There are 14 of them They're in the Himalayan mountain range They re in central Asia She s the first woman to do so without using oxygen tanks She did it without porters Porters carry peoples gear Eight thousanders are the tallest mountains in the

Extreme Mountain Climbing — page 3 — Edmund Viesturs said I needed 30 years of skill training and experience to climb that mountain Edmund Viesturs climbed up He took a step He breathed 18 times He gasped for air He took another step He summited Annapurna It has the highest climber death rate It has no clear route to the top There are falling rocks He tried two other times He said The art of mountaineering is knowing when to go when to stay and when to retreat He became the first American to climb the 14 eight thousanders He s the fifth person to do so without oxygen

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