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    Fact and Opinion Climbing Blindly

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    ananth
    History worksheet on facts and opinion

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    Nome ae dentityng fact or jj ‘opinion Gimbing Blindly B A fact is information that canbe proven (Example: Asis continent} ‘An epinion information that ell what somone tins (Coomple Asi isthe most interesting continent inthe world) Moun! forest isthe highest mountain in the worl This mountain is located in Aso. Asa Ishome to o! five of the world's highest mountains. Mount Everest’s peak is fve ond one-hatf miles above sea level, Thats very high! Many climbers have tried to clm to the top of Mount Everest’s approximately 29.141-foot peok, The fist people to reach the peak were Sr Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay. Since then, ‘bout 900 people have survived the climb to Mount Everest's top, (One of the successful climbers is Erle Weihenmayer. Like all who try fo cimb this huge mountain, El faced sttong winds, snow, and ‘avalanches. However, what reclly made Erik's ‘climb unbelievable is the fact that he & blind. After losing his vsion ot age 13, Erkbegan, climbing ot age 16. He has climbed the tallest mountains on five continents. rk ‘became the fest blind petson fo reach the peak of Mount Everest At the age of 22. Ek began his cimb as part of a 19-memiber team. His teom wore bells that he could folow during his climb, © 1d felow climbers were quick to warn him of such things as a big drop on the right or a boulder fo the left, Erik aso used long

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