Mt. Everest/Nonfiction Unit
Databases and Catalogs
Source
Link
Description
JHS Library Catalog
Go to Catalog, then to Webpath Express
to find websites you can trust
WRL Website
Must have a WRL card to use Online
Resources
World Book Online
Access to thousands of reference sources,
primary sources, and current information
E-Library
Search newspapers, magazines, books,
and much more for current information
Gale Virtual Reference
Search a wide variety of databases at one
time
Culture Grams
concise, reliable, and up-to-date
reports on more than 200 countries,
each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian
provinces and territories
Multimedia Resources
Website
Link
Description
Frontline/PBS
This website contains stories
about the ill-fated 1996 Mt.
Everest climb. Find a timeline,
video clips, and survivors’
stories.
NOVA/PBS
Companion website to the PBS
programs “Lost on Everest” and
“Everest: The Death Zone.”
Panorama.com
Enjoy a 360 degree panoramic
view from the summit of Mt.
Everest.
The Telegraph: Mount
Everest in stunning two
billion pixel image detail
Explore Mount Everest via an
interactive image made up of
477 individual photographs
taken during the climbing
season in spring 2012
Related Websites
Website
Link
Description
American Meteorological
Society Glossary
This glossary by the AMS contains
more than 12,000 meteorological
terms.
University of Virginia
Climatology Office
This site by the University of Virginia offers
government, educational, industry, media, and
individual clients with information on the impact of
weather and climate on economic and ecologic
systems.
EverestNews.com
This website features current information about
climbs on Mt. Everest, links to mountaineering
equipment, list of the seven summits, and other
interesting information.
Nationalgeographic.com “The
Sherpas of Mt. Everest”
This article focuses on the Sherpa people
and their connection to Mt. Everest.
Related Websites
Website
Link
Description
Outside Magazine Online: “The
Disposable Man: A Western History of
Sherpas on Everest”
An interesting article about the life of a
sherpa.
Outside Magazine Online: “Tragedy at
29,000 Feet: The 10 Worst Disasters on
Everest” (up to 2012)
This article is a “look back at some of the most
incredible moments to take place on the
world's tallest mountain over the last 150
years.”
Outside Magazine Online: “Black Year:
Everest’s Deadliest Season” (2014)
The true story of the mountain's most horrific
day, the Sherpas who paid the price, and the
aftershocks that will change the mountain
forever
Medline Plus
This medical site is a service of the U.S.
National Library of Medicine and the National
Institutes of Health.
Outdoor Action
Guide to hypothermia and cold weather
injuries.
Distancefromto.net
Find the distance between two cities in miles
and kilometers (Powered by GoogleMaps)
Related Websites
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Link
Description
Mountain Madness
Adventure travel company.
Alpine Ascents
Adventure travel company.
BBC – Religion
Information about Buddhist worship practices,
including the use of the Prayer Wheel
Peakware.com
Peakware is a mountain and
mountaineering resource, featuring
descriptions, photos, maps, routes, trip
reports, guidebooks and more.
Time and Date.com
Use the “calendar” tab to find out
information about dates, and use the
“time zones” tab to find out what
countries are in which time zone
“On This Day”: New York Times
Browse important events in history.