Name: ______

Glacier Works: Everest

A Webquest

Before beginning, look up the answers to these questions:

  1. What is a sherpa?
  1. What is a UNESCO World Heritage site?
  1. Are there any with which you are familiar?
  1. What is a monastery?

Interactive Website Directions

  1. Go to explore.glacierworks.org/en/
  2. Watch the introductory video on that page.
  3. Answer the following questions:
  4. What did Sir Edmund Hillary suggest was more important to the narrator?

3.2.Why are glaciers important?

3.3.What is the narrator’s hope?

TREK TO BASE CAMP

  1. Click “Start” to trek to Everest Base Camp. You can drag the mouse by clicking and moving it left to right to see more of the panorama, or you can use the roller to zoom in and out. Press the orange play button to begin, and the arrow to the right to continue. If you see a blue square with the play button, feel free to click on them. You’ll need to “X” out of them when you’re finished to get back to the interactive map. It has several video clips from along the journey. Answer the following questions as you explore.

4.1.Where does the journey begin?

4.2.Who are Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay?

4.3.What does Sagarmatha mean?

4.4.Where can one see the first view of Mt. Everest along the journey?

4.5.Why is this place (answer to 4.4) important to sherpas?

4.6.What is interesting/weird/surprising to you about the market in Namche? (You’ll have to click on video here.)

4.7.What is significant about Thyangboche that has been around since 1916?

4.8.What is the name of the twin villages?

4.9.Which one is ideal for landing rescue helicopters?

4.10.What is noteworthy about the Himalayas in relation to the Arctic?

4.11.What is significant about the Khumbu?

4.12.What is the last village on the way to Base Camp?

4.13.Click on the Khumbu Icefall panoramic picture. What surprises you, or what do you notice?

4.14.Click on the Khumbu Glacier 1952/2007 sliding panoramic. What difference can you see?

4.15.How long does one stay in Base Camp and why?

4.16.What makes the Ice Fall one of the more challenging sections of the route?

4.17.How old is the Himalayan range?

4.18.What is happening to Everest every year and why?

Once finished:

Exit the map and click on the “Everest” icon on the top right. Explore the Flight to Everest, or even better, the Synth flights. It will feel like you’re actually there!

Depending on your browser, you may need to copy and paste this address into your browser to view the flight to Everest: