Climbing

By: Kishen Mangat

Presented to St Anne’s School Kindergarten

April 12, 2012

Lesson Plan• How did I get into climbing (my uncle who was a Himalayan climber)• What is climbing? (with slides)

– Rock

– Ice

– Alpine

• Brief history of climbing development and geography of major ranges (I will use the relief globe to give the children hands on)– Alps

– Himalayas

– AK Range

– Patagonia

– Africa

– Rockies

• Climbing in Colorado (with slides)• Climbing – how it works, show gear and overview of belay systems• Brief slide show• Show and tell/children free to handle gear and look at guide books

What is climbing?

Climbing is … Rock Climbing

Joshua Tree National Park, California

Climbing is … Ice Climbing

Vail, Colorado

Climbing is … Mountain Climbing

Aspen, Colorado

Why did I start climbing?

A family tradition

Boulder, Colorado

Where in the world do you climb?

Rocky Mountains

PatagoniaKilimanjaro & Mt Kenya

Alps HimalayasAlaska Range

Denver, Colo.

The Alps are in Europe

The Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland

The Himalayas are in Asia

K2, Pakistan

Patagonia is in South America

Torres del Paine, Chile

The Alaska Range is in North America

Denali, Alaska

Kilimanjaro & Mt Kenya are in Africa

Mt Kenya, Africa

The Rocky Mountains are in North America

Grand Teton, Wyoming USA

Climbing in Colorado

Rocky Mountain National Park

Estes Park, Colorado

Climbing in Colorado

The Black Canyon

Gunnison, Colorado

Climbing in Colorado

Garden of the Gods

Colorado Springs, Colorado

CLIMBING PICTURE SHOW

Joshua Tree National Park, California

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

St Mary’s Glacier, Colorado

Moab, Utah

The Unclimbables, Yukon, Canada

The Cariboos, British Columbia

Crestone Peak, Colorado

Crestone Needle, Colorado

Devil’s Thumb, Alaska

Turkey Rock, Colorado

Pikes Peak, Colorado

Canyonlands, Colorado

Wind River Mountains, Wyoming

British Columbia, Canada

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado