Aotearoa New Zealand is a country of mountains and valleys, dense forests, and sparkling oceans. At the centre of the South Island sits the tallest mountain in the country, Aoraki Mt Cook. It is the place where Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to reach the top (summit) of Mt Everest, learned how to climb mountains. It was pretty difficult for him, at first, but Sir Edmund Hillary did not give up and, in 1953, he achieved this dream of climbing Mt Everest. His face can now be found on the New Zealand $5 note!
Let’s imagine that you met Sir Edmund Hillary in real life and were able to interview him.
1) What was it like while climbing Mount Everest?
2) What is your favourite colour?
3) Which school did you go to?
4) Where were you born?
5) Who are are your parents?
Kia Orana Herbert,
ReplyDeleteYou have posted 5 questions you would ask Sir Edmund Hillary, ka pai. I bet he could tell you a lot about what it was like climbing Mt Everest. There are so many things he could talk about, like the extreme cold, how his body responded to the cold and the rough terrain and so much more. Perhaps next time you could be a little more specific with your questioning.
Also, some of these questions could be answered easily with some research of your own. It is always good to think of some questions that only the person you are interviewing could answer/would know, that is something you could do in future.
A few questions I would probably ask are; ‘Did you hallucinate at all breathing in the thin air?’ and 'Did you see anyone who had frozen to death on the climb? How did it make you feel?’. I bet the mental struggle was almost as tough as the physical climb, I can’t imagine trying to climb in that environment..
Keep working hard Herbert.
Toe feiloa'i fo'i,
Cia.