The document discusses mountain climbing and crossing a river during a school trip to the mountains. It describes how the students were given vitamins, iron tablets, and hot chocolate milk for extra energy in the cold weather. It also explains how the instructor tied ropes around himself and students as they climbed rocks and crossed a river, using techniques like slings and pitons to stay secured to thick guide ropes. Tools mentioned include slings, ropes, pitons, pegs, and pulleys. Students are assigned to research mountain climbing tools, benefits of adventure, and locate the Himalayan region on a map of India.

1. PREPARED BY:
PRIYA JHA,PRT
KV R K PURAM

3. GENERAL COMPETENCIES:-
i) Observation and Reporting
ii) Identification and Classification
iii) Discovery of Fact

4. LOCATE UTTARAKHAND IN THE
MAP

5. CCRROOSSSSIINNGG TTHHEE RRIIVVEERR

6. Why do we need extra energy
on the mountains?
 We got vitamin C, iron tablets and hot
chocolate milk with our breakfast. It
gives extra energy. These were given
for strength and to keep us warm in the
cold.

8.  Tied a thick rope across the river,
from one bank to the other. The rope
was tightly fixed to pegs or ‘pitons’ on
both the sides.
 Then tied a rope around the waist
and put a sling (type of hook) in it.
Then put the sling on the thick rope
tied across the river. Walking through
the icy water, go to the other side

9. CROSSING THE RIVER

10. RROOCCKK CCLLIIMMBBIINNGG

12.  Our instructor tied a rope around his waist.
He put the sling, and held the thick rope
which was hanging. He started climbing as if
he was running up.

14. WWHHAATT FFOORR TTHHEE RROOCCKK
CCLLIIMMBBIINNGG??
 ““KKeeeepp yyoouurr bbooddyy aatt aann aannggllee ooff
9900°° wwhhiillee cclliimmbbiinngg,,”” II hheeaarrdd..
““KKeeeepp yyoouurr bbaacckk ssttrraaiigghhtt.. DDoo nnoott
bbeenndd..””

16. TOOLS FOR MOUNTAINEERING
SLING ROPE
PITON

17. PEGS

18. PULLEY

19. Things in the rucksacks
• food packets, water bottle, rope, hook,
plastic sheet, diary, torch, towel, soap,
windcheater, whistle, glucose, jaggery,
chana and some other snacks.

20. ASSIGNMENTS
• What kinds of tools are needed for
climbing mountains?
• Why one should have adventure in their
life?
• Locate in the map of India Himalayas
region.

21. PROJECT
PREPARE A REPORT ON MOUNTAIN
CLIMBERS OF INDIA.