Sunday, April 19, 2009

Monday - April 20th, 2009


Vocabulary:

Abhorren:–adjective


causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed.

Moraine-noun


a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay


Questions mentioned in class and written in notes:


1. What is significant about the seven summits discussed in this chapter?


2. Why would Krakauer be concerned over who the other clients in Rob Hall's group are? In other words, why would a climber be concerned over who he is climbing with? Be specific.


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