MountaineeringABDO Publishing Company, 01.01.2014 - 32 Seiten Kick excitement into high gear with this extreme title! Short, easy-to-read text pairs with full-color, action-packed photos to introduce young adventurers to the sport of mountaineering. Readers will learn about the tools and equipment used in climbing mountains, as well as dangers and safety tips. They are introduced to the world's most famous mountain peaks, including Mount Everest, K-2, Mount McKinley, Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro, Mount Elbrus, Mount Vinson, Puncak Jaya, Mount Kosciuszko, and the Matterhorn. Extreme facts supplement the text, leaving aspiring mountaineers excited for an extreme adventure! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. |
Inhalt
Mountaineering | 4 |
Climbing Gear | 6 |
Dangers | 8 |
Mount Everest | 10 |
K2 | 12 |
Mount McKinley | 14 |
Aconcagua | 16 |
Kilimanjaro | 18 |
Mount Elbrus | 20 |
Mount Vinson | 22 |
Puncak Jaya | 24 |
Mount Kosciuszko | 26 |
The Matterhorn | 28 |
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acclimatize Aconcagua adventure Africa altitude America Antarctica ascent attempt to summit Australia avalanches base bodies border bring called camps carry cause cell chocks Climbers face Climbers go Climbing season cold continent course crampons crevasse dangerous deadliest death December died Difficult easy climb edema equipment extinct volcano extreme falling February feet fixed ropes four freezing conditions FROSTBITE GAITER gear getting Guinea highest mountain highest peak human ice ax includes inexperienced July Kilimanjaro known Kosciuszko located McKinley months Mount Elbrus Mount Everest Mount Vinson mountain to climb North November nuts OCEANIA oxygen protective Puncak Jaya raging reach the top requires rock Route September Seven Summits sickness snow South sport stands successes summer summit the Matterhorn takes tall tallest TECHNICAL CLIMBING temperatures tent trail trek try to summit ultimate usually walk-up climb weather Western winds XTREME FACT