Peak pages 45-66

Dozen letters

• 12 letters

• The number of letters in Peaks name

• The number of letters Peak has written to his dad

• The number of letters in the name of Peak's dad's name

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Two months

• The amount of time it takes to climb Everest

• The amount of time Peak has to spend in jail

• The amount of time Peak has spent writing

• The amount of time it took Peak to learn how to climb

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

HAPE

• Stands for high altitude pulmonary edema

• When your lungs fill with fluid at high altitudes

• Stands for happy as Peak on Everest

• The name of a climbing company

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Two-week window

• The window of time to get used to Nepalese food

• The window of time to get a Chinese visa

• The window of time when weather is good for summiting

• The window of time needed to spend at base camp

Zopa

• Former head Sherpa, helped Josh summit Annapurna

• The head chef at the hotel

• Former sherpa who was fired

• Former Sherpa who hates Josh

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Sun-Jo

• A boy who is a waiter at the hotel

• A boy close to Peak's age whose father died on K2

• A boy who works at a climbing store

• A boy who is an apprentice sherpa

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

K2

• A brand of downhill skis

• A mountain Peak's dad summited

• The second tallest mountain in the world

• A mountain Peak wants to climb

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

Sagarmatha

• The name of Sun-jo's girlfriend

• The name of Zopa's wife

• What the Nepalese call Everest

• The name of the hotel where Peak is staying

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Friendship Bridge

• The name of the bridge between New York and New Jersey

• The name of the bridge that crosses between Nepal and Tibet

• The name of one of the crevasse crossings

• The name of the path up to the summit of Everest

People's Republic of China

• The government that rules China

• The government that invaded Tibet and destroyed monasteries

• The government that hates everyone in Nepal

• The government that rules the country that is next to Nepal