Welcome to Kathmandu (kaat-maan-doo)  The city of the wooden temples. This is the starting point for our Everest Expedition.  All climbers on Mount Everest need the proper supplies,  You will need: 1) A Worksheet to save all your answers and record your passwords. 2) A Climber's Name to report on your progress past Basecamp. Click on the buttons to the right to get your supplies. -   -    -    -     >       >    >

Mount Everest Math Puzzles  WORKSHEET: 1) Click on this "Worksheet" button and print out the page you see    on your screen  OR 2) If you don't have a printer,  click on the "Worksheet" button    and write your own worksheet on a peice of paper    to look like the one on the screen.

Mount Everest Math Puzzles    CLIMBER'S NAME The Sherpa people are the best guides for climbing Mount Everest. They have "Virtue Names" based on the Tibetan Religion. Combine one of these virtue names (with the meaning) with your first name as YOUR climbing name.  For Example:   "Gyerme William"  WRITE IT ONTO YOUR WORKSHEET !!

Phuti (Generous) Rinche (Precious) Sherab (Wisdom ) Sonam (Merit) Tarchin (Giver) Tashi (Good Luck) Tendzen (Happiness) Tseten (Good Life)  Tsering (Long LIfe) Tshewang (Powerful Life) Yangchen  (Great Light)

Chonyi (Radiant) Dorje  (Lightning) Gyelbu  (Royal) Gyurme  (Steady, not changing) Karma (Disciplined) Lhakpa (Courageous) Lhamo (Godess) Norbu (Jewel) Pasang (Beautiful) Phu-dorje (Great Teacher)

Prayer Flags, fluttering in the wind in Kathmandu, send messages up to the heavens.