Geography mystery

1. Why did Jordan Romero climb
further than Edmund Hilary?

2. What did they climb?
Can you find
Mount
Everest?
1) Draw it on
your map
2) What
countries is
it in? Label them
as well

3. Edmund Hilary’s story...
“On May 29, 1953, Hillary reached the summit of Mt.
Everest. He could only stay for 15 minutes at the top
of the world because of his low air supply. He spent
his time taking photographs and admiring the view. He
was the first person to climb the mountain.”

4. Jordan Romero’s story...
“On 22nd May 2010 Jordan Romero became the
youngest person to climb Mount Everest. He
was 13 years old.”

5. Answer the following:
1. Who climbed Mt Everest first?
2. What year did Edmund Hillary climb Mt
Everest?
3. When did Jordan Romero climb Mt Everest?
4. What was similar about their story?
5. What would have been different about the two
climbs?

6. Theories:
1) They climbed the same mountain, but when Edmund
climbed the mountain it was smaller.
2) They climbed the same mountain but Jordan was
fitter and reached the top.
3) They climbed different mountains; the mountain
Jordan climbed was higher.
Why did Jordan Romero climb further
than Edmund Hilary?

7. What’s happened to India?

8. What’s happened to India?

9. What’s happening to Mount
Everest?
Copy this diagram and add your own annotations to
explain what’s happening to Mount Everest.
Why did Jordan Romero
climb further than
Edmund Hilary?

10. Can you now write a short paragraph which
answers the question.
Why did Jordan Romero climb further
than Edmund Hilary?