TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Highest Mountain in the World 5 CHAPTER 2 Millions upon Millions of Years Old 11 CHAPTER 3 Too Cold for Life 17 CHAPTER 4 Still Reaching the Summit 23 IT S A WONDER Extra Oxygen 28 Focus on Mount Everest 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
CHAPTER 1 THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD The peak rises from a mountain range known as the Himalayas Ice boulders crevices and glaciers cover the mountain Snow is always on the summit The wind can blow more than 100 miles per hour 161 km h At 29 035 feet 8 850 m above sea level Mount Everest is the world's tallest mountain Snow elevation and cold conditions make Mount Everest one of Earth's most hostile places
