Mountain presentation
Transcript: mountains mountains are huge peices of rock with thick glossy coat of bright white snow The world's tallest mountain It was named after the first person who wanted to climb it. This is Mount Everest K2 is the second biggest mountain in the world but it is the hardest to climb of them all. This is K2 The tallest Mountain in Japan It is 12,000 feet high This is Mount Fuji Explorers Peter Athans He is best known for one of the only three non-sherpa to summit Mount Everest seven times. He first tried to climb Mount Everest in 1985, this was not successful. However, he did not give up in 1986, 1987 and 1989 he tried again these were unsuccessful. Eventually, he succeeded in 1990. Joe Simpson Joe Simpson is a modern day mountaineering hero. He broke his leg when he fell down a crevasse, his partner was forced to cut the rope and he was presumed dead. After three and a half days he struggled out even with his broken leg.He got frostbite and lost a number of fingers and toes. He went onto write a best selling book about his ordeal. Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary was the first person to succsessfully climb to the summit of Mount Everest with his great climbing partner; 'Sherpa Tensing'. He also had to overcome personal tragedy when his wife and 16 year old daughter died in a plane crash. He was always thinking about his next challenge. Even when he was at the top of Mount Everest he was thinking about climbing a nearby mountain. This is Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing by rachel,katie,tommy,dan and mackenzie. Any questions? Mount Everest Mount Fuji K2 Thank you for watching our presentation !!!!! Mount Fuji is an active volcano