No Summit Out of Sight

When Jordan summitted San Gorgonio on Christmas Day, he found a...

• present wrapped in a world map.
• plane ticket for a family trip to Australia.
• congratulatory letter from "Santa" near the logbook.
• book entitled The Seven Summits.

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Shortly after Jordan's summit of Kilimanjaro, he...

• met President Bush at a youth event in D.C..
• was the subject of a half-hour documentary on ESPN.
• appeared on Martha Stewart's show in New York City.
• was pictured on the cover of Wheaties cereal boxes.

What did Jordan want to do in Australia in addition to climbing Kosciuszko? 

• visit the zoo where Steve Irwin had helped build
• surf the Mid North Coast with legend Taj Burrow
• dive on the Great Barrier Reef
• hike to the top of Ayers Rock

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Jordan's stepmother, Karen, left for Argentina a few days early to...

• interview guides to find the best fit for their excursion.
• socialize with a fellow adventure-racing friend.
• work with a lawyer to get the permit paperwork ready.
• meet with several potential sponsors for the trip.

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What was something Jordan did to prepare for the climb of Denali?

• He dragged an SUV tire repeatedly up and down a hill.
• He ran on a beach while pulling a friend on a bicycle.
• He trained in Parkour with two of his best friends.
• He carried rocks to build a stone fence.

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While climbing Denali, Jordan messed up when he...

• forgot to clip in and slipped twenty yards down a slope.
• sprained his ankle while horsing around at base camp.
• became badly dehydrated and had to rest for an entire day.
• lost track of his ice axe, which he needed to summit.

When Jordan got home from Indonesia, he promised himself he would...

• return there one day to visit the family that hosted him.
• raise funds for the Indonesian families killed in a mudslide.
• tell people about the damage a gold mine was doing there,
• promote a fund to build schools for Indonesian children.

What terrified Jordan on Everest as he climbed to Camp 1?

• Sherpas carried past him the body of a climber that had died.
• He saw three yaks carrying supplies fall over a cliff.
• A Hungarian man died in an avalanche after he said hi to him.
• An Italian climber fell down a crevasse in front of him.

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While Jordan stood on a summit of Mount Everest, what did he do?

• He left a small photograph of his grandparents in the snow.
• He picked up a small rock and put it into his pocket.
• He made a satellite call to his mother back home.
• He ate a small celebratory candy a monk had given him.

What did Jordan do while waiting for the weather to clear on Mount Vinson?

• He went skiing with his Dad, Karen, and their guide.
• He participated in a group effort to clean up trash.
• He played with the children in a nearby village.
• He befriended and worked with a sled dog team and its owner.

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