Mountains SD
Mountains SD
Mountains SD
An Introduction
Mount Everest
Himalayan Range, Mount Everest, Nepal. 8850m Highest peak in the world GPS was used in 1999 to verify its height. First scaled in 1958. 600 climbers from 20 countries have reached the peak. 100 have died.
A long extinct volcano with a distinct conical shape, gently sloping sides.
Countless glaciers Mountain covers 56 miles.
of the golden age of climbing in the 1850s when the sport first got going. The British camped out in Zermatt and scaled all the peaks in the area. using only the most primitive of equipment.
Kili is the biggest extinct volcano in the world, and Africas highest mountain.
Mt Kenya is also an extinct volcano. Both mountains rise up from the flat plains. Their sides are covered at lower levels in scrub which is rich in wildlife and vegetation. Elephant, leopard and rhino hide in the scrub, and bamboo and camphor grow along side alpine flowers on the upper slopes.
It was first climbed by a monk in the 7th century. People still climb it today as a form of pilgrimage. There are three temples on the summit.