Mountain and Rock Climbing

From: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/50493.php "The death rate on Mount Everest has not changed over the years, with about one death for every 10 successful ascents. For anyone who reaches the summit, they have about a 1 in 20 chance of not making it down again. "

About two weeks! You have to hike from village to village and it is important to take your time so that your body can acclimatize to the decrease in oxygen. It is quite the hike! If you go too quickly you can get sick.

To reach the summit of Mount Everest can take anywhere between 4 to 8 weeks. You have to allow time for your body to acclimatize to the high altitude by climbing high then descending low, then you must wait for the right weather window to allow you to climb to the summit and back safely. Most expedition permits are for 60 days.

To take care of the rock and not to litter around the area and to not deface or paint on the rock. In many cases, rock climbers use pitons, pounding them into crevices and cracks. Not only to they damage the rock, speeding the erosion process, they are often left in place, rusting out and making it dangerous for following climbers.

Tenzing Norgay was the second person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, he was just behind Edmund Hillary.

Nobody tried to climb Mount Everest in 1920 but in 1921, 1922 and 1924 the British had teams on Mount Everest trying to reach the summit but failed.

Tenzing Norgay died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, in 1986, at age 71. His remains were cremated in Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, his favorite haunt.

ice and loose rocks

Sherpas live in houses built depending on the lay of the land. They are usually small stone houses with roofs made from natural materials or imported metal.

Dale Abenojar, as i recall the event wasn't about a Filipino will finally summit Mt. Everest but instead a race between the two big TV networks of the PH. Both sponsoring their own climbers. Unfortunately for the networks, Dale made it first before they could claim Mt. Everest for their tv bosses and of course to the shabby viewers.

There are many different reasons why people climb Mount Everest, It could be for the adventure, to push themselves and their body to the limit, for the thrill, or just because they enjoy climbing mountains.

Sir Edmund Hillary was part of an unsuccessful New Zealand expedition to Everest in 1951 before attempting again in May1953.

He was part of a British expedition with several members and sherpas who reached base camp in April 1953. By late May Hillary and sherpa Tenzing Norgay were positioned to make a bid for the summit, which they reached at 11:30am local time on 29 May 1953.

bouldering is a form of rockclimbing,

you are not harnessed in,

so if you fall, you fall.

you usually follow courses

and the walls arent too high.

very fun, try it some time.

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People who are active in the sports world shouldn't smoke because it damages your lungs. People who play sports need their lungs because breathing when you run is extremely important. It also makes you tired easily and makes you not want to do much of the activities you had wanted to do before you started smoking.

Your body's mass is accelerated by gravity to a velocity that would depend upon the distance you fall, but not exceeding terminal velocity (around 120 mph, 190 kph), which would require a fall of at least 500 feet.

The potential for injury comes from the sudden deceleration and impact with the ground or another surface (rock, tree, water). Except on very soft surfaces such as deep, loose snow, the deceleration can cause damage to the brain and internal organs. The impact can break bones, splinter ribs, or fracture the skull. All of these injuries are potentially, but not necessarily, fatal.

or you could just say SPLAT and then UP IN HEAVEN or DOWN IN HELL

we have to be very patient to climb a mountain,we have to be careful at each step we take,there are weather differences so we have to be careful, as we climb higher and higher oxygen level drops

If there were no friction you wouldn't be able to stand on a hill without sliding down it, let alone climb a rock face.

More specifically...

In any technical rock climbing you are required to use your feet and fingers to balance, hold on, etc. This often requires a little ingenuity, and always requires a good deal of friction since you often are standing on ledges and nubs smaller than your thumb. Some moves may even require you to push off of a smooth rock and just hope that your climbing shoes are sticky enough to give you the boost you need.

You use tools called Ice Axes and Crampons. Normally you have a rope, harness, and helmet but those are the two essentials to actually scaling the ice. The you just walk up to a nice solid ice flow and head up.

Oh and I am not advocating soloing anything. Bring a friend and a rope.

Here are some photo's that should help explain.

http://prezwoodz.smugmug.com/gallery/7693267_fTxJW#497036701_tnPru

It was Mark Pfetzer who went up with a guy named Ray Dorr and his leader Henry Todd on a trek to the top of Everest in '96. He survived the tragedy (storm) at the top. Scott Fischer and Rob Hall did die though. He was 16 when he climbed Everest and he's American. He has climbed other mountains including, Cotopaxi in Ecuador, Rainier in Washington, Huascaran in Peru, Aconcagua (the largest mountain in the Americas) in Argentina, Ama Dablam in Nepal, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (he was assistant guide), and cho oyu in Nepal. His dad survived cancer when pfetzer climbed Everest in '96. Pfetzer is now a police officer, though.

On 3 October 1984 Macartney-Snape and Greg Mortimer were the first Australians to reach the summit of Mount Everest. They reached the summit, climbing without supplementary oxygen, via a new route on the North Face (North Face to Norton Couloir).

Ten things people use rocks for are: 1. To throw at people 2. To sharpen knives 3. To break windows 4. To "stone" people (and that is not a reference to drugs) 5. Some people, so it appears, use rocks to put on their makeup 6. To trip people 7. To paint 8. To build houses 9. To hammer 10. To make out with

On the 21st May 2004 saw Pemba Dorje Sherpa make a speed record of 8 hours and 10 minutes from base camp to summit of Mount Everest.