Everest+-+The+Climb

Questions:

Q: What physical problem does Dominic develp on the hike to base camp? A: HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema) - altitude sickness

Q: Why does Tilt send news about Dominic to the National Daily? A: To get Dominic kicked off the team

Q: What did Dominic do when he was guiding Nestor down the rock wall face and he ran out of rope the 2nd time? A: He slid down the Col with him in a controlled slide (a glissade)

Q: Why does Tilt feed news to the National Daily? A: To pay for his equipment.

Q: A lama in the monastery became very agitated when he saw Dominic and he said he had "...shiny coils all around." Later in the story, Dominic did have shiny coils around him. What were the coils? A: Nestor's slinky.

Q: Who is the youngest climber, and how old was he? A: Dominic - 13

Q: The guides up the mountain were called? A: Sherpas

Q: What caused mountaineers in the Himalayas to make bad decisions? A: The brain doesn't receive enough oxygen to work properly.

Q: Who did Sammi, Perry, Dominic and Tilt have to rescue and why? A: Thay had to rescue Nestor and Ethan because Nestor had gotten hit in the back by his crampons and Ethan tried to save Nestor but he had no oxygen.