st anne's kindergarten climbing talk
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This is a lesson on "climbing" provided by Kishen Mangat to the St Anne's School Kindergarten class, April 12, 2012.TRANSCRIPT
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