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

1. Climbing
By: Kishen Mangat
Presented to St Anne’s School Kindergarten
April 12, 2012

2. 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

3. What is climbing?

4. Climbing is … Rock Climbing
Joshua Tree National Park, California

5. Climbing is … Ice Climbing
Vail, Colorado

6. Climbing is … Mountain Climbing
Aspen, Colorado

7. Why did I start climbing?

8. A family tradition
Boulder, Colorado

9. Where in the world do you climb?
Alaska Range Alps Himalayas
Rocky Mountains
Patagonia
Kilimanjaro
& Mt Kenya
Denver, Colo.

10. The Alps are in Europe
The Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland

11. The Himalayas are in Asia
K2, Pakistan

12. Patagonia is in South America
Torres del Paine, Chile

13. The Alaska Range is in North
America
Denali, Alaska

14. Kilimanjaro & Mt Kenya are in Africa
Mt Kenya, Africa

15. The Rocky Mountains are in
North America
Grand Teton, Wyoming USA

16. Climbing in Colorado
Estes Park, Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park

17. Climbing in Colorado
Gunnison, Colorado
The Black Canyon

18. Climbing in Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Garden of the Gods

19. CLIMBING PICTURE SHOW

20. Joshua Tree National Park, California

21. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

22. St Mary’s Glacier, Colorado

23. Moab, Utah

24. The Unclimbables, Yukon, Canada

25. The Cariboos, British Columbia

26. Crestone Peak, Colorado

27. Crestone Needle, Colorado

28. Devil’s Thumb, Alaska

29. Turkey Rock, Colorado

30. Pikes Peak, Colorado

31. Canyonlands, Colorado

32. Wind River Mountains, Wyoming

33. British Columbia, Canada

34. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado