Good afternoon.
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Maths
Wednesday – please complete the short multiplication task on My Maths.
Thursday – please complete the short and long multiplication task on My Maths
Friday – please complete the factors task on My Maths.
English
Wednesday – please have a look through the powerpoint and watch the videos. Have a think about how you would feel and what you might be thinking while climbing Mount Everest
Thursday – Please make notes on Khumbu Ice Fall and Cwm Valley
Thurs – research first few stages Thurs plan
Friday – Please make notes on Lhotse Face and South Col
Fri plan Friday – research final few stages
Thank you
Jacks English:
As we left base camp for our first part of the journey, I was suddenly struck with the enormity of the quest ahead. Seeing the ice spikes bursting through the Earth into the wonderful clear sky was breath taking and exhilarating. How will I survive this ultimate insane climb? Although I was petrified, as more people have died here than anywhere else on this enormous Mountain, I was determined to reach the summit. With our penetrating ice axes and our Wolverine-clawed crampons, we were ready for our first acclimatising climb up the dangerously deadly Khumba ice falls.
After the Khumba ice falls, we approached the glacier ice valley known as the Western CWM. This sheltered area is where we camp next. This area is stiflingly hot, like lava because the sun’s rays bounce off the snow layering the peaks on either side of the valley. Here, you need to be prepared with super strong sunglasses, sun-cream and plenty of cold water. Dehydration and sun burn are insanely life-threatening high up here. As we had our last hot meal for many days, we looked around at the beautiful landscape around us.
Next in our challenge, is the dangerous Lhoste face, which is a 1220 metre steep wall of hard, packed ice and snow. This sheer slope is the fourth highest point in the world. Getting the supplies up the slope was an obstacle we had to overcome, which was more difficult with the lack of oxygen affecting our ability to think and plan. In addition to this, some of the team suffered with altitude sickness and the extreme cold. However, we preserved and got through this treacherous task. The summit is getting closer.
Our final resting place before the summit was the South Col, also known as the Death Zone. There isn’t much snow here because of the howling winds that blow it away. As I lay here in my tent, breathing through my oxygen mask, fearing for my life, the wind sounds like a hundred T-rex’s roaring at their prey. I try to sleep as I will need all of my energy for the final, tedious climb of this incredible mountain. We are so close to our final destination. Will we make it?