Std. XI (Prose) - 1.2 On To The Summit: We Reach the Top

1.2 On to the Summit: We Reach the Top

Ice Breakers:-

Activity-

Discuss with your partner and complete the web of different activities related to climbing.

Answer:-

Different activities related to climbing are:-

1) Horse trekking

2) Hot air ballooning

3) Parachuting

4) Paragliding

5) Mountain hiking or trekking

6) Caving

7) Mountaineering

8) Hill walking

9) Scuba Diving

10) Skiing

11) Canyoning

12) Waterfall rappelling

13) Glacier climbing

14) Bouldering

15) Ice climbing

Activity:-

There are certain prerequisites for Mountaineering. With reference to the following points, develop a short dialogue between you and your friend about mountaineering.

Points:- Time, Distance, Equipment, Training, Clothes, Mental and physical fitness

Answer:-

I           :- Hi Rahul! How are you?

Rahul :- Hello! I am fine Tushar. Do you know about mountaineering?

I           :- Yes. I collected some information about it from internet.

Rahul:- I too got some information from newspapers and books.

I           :-  Good. Mountaineering is not an easy task. It needs a lot of time to become expert.

Rahul  :-  Yeah. The distance is also important. Initially we can’t cover too much distance on mountains because we don’t have its habit.

I         :- For mountaineering few things like rope, axe, water tumbler, sleeping bags, string, oxygen cylinder, food packets, medicines etc. are essential.

Rahul :- There is need of proper training for security of the mountaineer. We also have to decide in which season we should go for climbing.

I     :- Yes. It’s true. We need to take proper clothes for the mountaineering. Our clothes should help us in the climbing. They should not be too loose. They should not become a problem during our journey.

Rahul :- Mountaineering is also the test of mental and physical fitness. We should pay attention on it also.

I          :- Yes. We have much information now. OK. Good bye.

Rahul :- Good bye.

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On To The Summit - We Reach The Top

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