Climbing

            By: Kishen Mangat
Presented to St Anne’s School Kindergarten
              April 12, 2012
Lesson Plan
•   How did I get into climbing (my uncle who was a Himalayan climber)
•   What is climbing? (with slides)
     – Rock
     – Ice
     – Alpine
•   Brief history of climbing development and geography of major
    ranges (I will use the relief globe to give the children hands on)
     –   Alps
     –   Himalayas
     –   AK Range
     –   Patagonia
     –   Africa
     –   Rockies
•   Climbing in Colorado (with slides)
•   Climbing – how it works, show gear and overview of belay systems
•   Brief slide show
•   Show and tell/children free to handle gear and look at guide books
What is climbing?
Climbing is … Rock Climbing




     Joshua Tree National Park, California
Climbing is … Ice Climbing




        Vail, Colorado
Climbing is … Mountain Climbing




           Aspen, Colorado
Why did I start climbing?
A family tradition




 Boulder, Colorado
Where in the world do you climb?
   Alaska Range   Alps          Himalayas




Rocky Mountains




   Patagonia
                  Kilimanjaro
                  & Mt Kenya

                                    Denver, Colo.
The Alps are in Europe




  The Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland
The Himalayas are in Asia




         K2, Pakistan
Patagonia is in South America




        Torres del Paine, Chile
The Alaska Range is in North
         America




          Denali, Alaska
Kilimanjaro & Mt Kenya are in Africa




             Mt Kenya, Africa
The Rocky Mountains are in
      North America




       Grand Teton, Wyoming USA
Climbing in Colorado



                               Estes Park, Colorado




Rocky Mountain National Park
Climbing in Colorado



                     Gunnison, Colorado




The Black Canyon
Climbing in Colorado



                      Colorado Springs, Colorado




Garden of the Gods
CLIMBING PICTURE SHOW
Joshua Tree National Park, California
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
St Mary’s Glacier, Colorado
Moab, Utah
The Unclimbables, Yukon, Canada
The Cariboos, British Columbia
Crestone Peak, Colorado
Crestone Needle, Colorado
Devil’s Thumb, Alaska
Turkey Rock, Colorado
Pikes Peak, Colorado
Canyonlands, Colorado
Wind River Mountains, Wyoming
British Columbia, Canada
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

St Anne's Kindergarten Climbing Talk