Max and rushil

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2. MAKE A LIST OF FACTS ABOUT EVEREST.Mount Everest is the biggest mountain in the world.12 people have climbed Mount Everest.George Mallory was the first one to climb Mount Everest.Everest is 8848 metres high.(29029feet) 3. DEFINE THESE WORDS: ALTITUDE, SATELLITES, LAMAS ANDFATIGUEAltitude means the vertical height of an object above sea levelSatellites are things that can take accurate measurementLamas are Buddhist priests or monksFatigue extreme tiredness or exhaustion 4. Where is Mt Everest and what kind of people live there?Sherpas live on mount everest 5. FIND SOME PICTURES OF PEOPLE CLIMBING MTEVEREST. 6. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES ANDSIMILARITIES TO CLIMBING MT EVERESTNOW AND 80 YEARS AGO? Similarities They all use ropes Used ice axes and goggles Differences Gloves Footwear pants 7. MAKE A FACTS SHEET ABOUT SIR EDMONDHILLARY AND TENNZING NORGAY.EDMUND ON LEFT ,TENSING RIGHTBorn(1919-07-20)20 July 1919Tuakau, New ZealandDied11 January 2008(2008-01-11) (aged 88)Auckland, New ZealandCause of death Myocardial infarctionSpouse(s)Louise Mary Rose (m. 19531975)June Mulgrew (m. 19892008)ChildrenPeter (b. 1954)Sarah (b. 1955)Belinda (19591975)ParentsPercival Augustus HillaryGertrude Hillary, ne ClarkBirth name Namgyal WangdiMain discipline MountaineerBornMay 1914Khumbu, Kingdom of NepalDied9 May 1986(1986-05-09)(aged 71)Darjeeling, India