Activity 1: Scaling New Heights [4 points]
Aotearoa New Zealand is a country of mountains and valleys, dense forests, and sparkling oceans. At the centre of the South Island sits the tallest mountain in the country, Aoraki Mt Cook. It is the place where Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to reach the top (summit) of Mt Everest, learned how to climb mountains. It was pretty difficult for him, at first, but Sir Edmund Hillary did not give up and, in 1953, he achieved this dream of climbing Mt Everest. His face can now be found on the New Zealand $5 note!
Let’s imagine that you met Sir Edmund Hillary in real life and were able to interview him.
On your blog, post five questions that you would like to ask Sir Edmund Hillary about his life.
How did you feel while climbing up that humongous mountain ?
At any stage of climbing the mountain did you regret climbing it ?
How do you feel now that you have achieved your goal in climbing the tallest mountain ?
Hello again,
ReplyDeleteThese are some really thoughtful questions Fiapo. I imagine Sir Edmund Hillary would have felt a huge range of emotions as he and his team were climbing Mount Everest. Are you able to come up with two more questions? The activity asks for five.
Thanks Fiapo! I'll check back in soon to read the rest. :)
Mikey