Vocab

Vocab

 Sherpa- is a member of the Himalayan  group living on the borders of Nepal and Tibet, renowned for their skills in mountaineering.

There would be no book without the help and aid that is provide from the Sherpa people on there journeys up Everest. The Sherpa people are highly skilled at calming up Everest due to them doing it for generations. And because of the Sherpa people taking us up to through the mountain in return to our help and money is the only reason why Americans made it to the top.   


 Acclimatization-  is a process in which and individual conditions themselves to the environment around them.


 The book brings up the word acclimatization a far bit through the story of there climb. Jon the main
character and his group always stop at these camps that are based along the route to take a couple days rest. However Jon tries to get ahead of his group and goes out on his own adventures to condition himself to the environment.




 Ice falls- A steep part of a glacier or mountain that looks like a frozen water fall.


Into Thin Air describes them as big frozen patch of ice over different spots on the paths leading up to the peak of Everest that they try to avoid.



Altitude- The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.


 This is important because while there climbing they use different altitude ranges to paint a picture in the head of the reader, of how high they real are.


Strength- the quality or state of being physically strong.

It would take enormous strength to climb a mountain, but it would take even more to climb Everest. Throughout the book Jon goes through his trouble with Everest and how him and all the other members of his squad had managed with struggles. The biggest and most reoccurring problem they are faced with is the climate. Jon and everyone else is struggling with cold but most of all altitude do to thin air. And to complete your goal in life such as climbing Everest you would need immeasurable strength.  
















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