Ed Hommer

Site Updated
5-10-04

Summit Celebration Symbols Contest Participants: Altoona Middle School (Altoona, WI) Hillcrest Elementary School (Delphi, IN) Kimberly Lane Elementary School (Plymouth, MN) Onekama Middle School (Onekama, MI) Photo Gallery Revised Route Map Expedition Journals are in the Reading Trail section. About Ed’s Prostheses Expedition Sponsors Expedition Organizer: Nepal Village Trekking Check out Ed’s book! (If you purchase Ed’s book from Amazon.com, 15% of the sales price goes to High Exposure.)

Welcome to the official Web site for the 2001 American-Canadian Mt. Everest Expedition, brought to you by Touchstone Energy. This educational Web site is designed for teachers and students in elementary and middle school grades.

Although Ed Hommer’s goal of being the first double amputee to reach the summit of the world’s tallest mountain was not achieved, you can read his and other team members’ journal entries from Mt. Everest in the Reading Trail section. The expedition was forced to end its quest in October after running out of time and into bad weather. To learn more about this expedition, click on Expedition Basecamp.

Included in this site are over 30 lesson plans that address core learning objectives in reading, math, science and social studies. Each lesson plan includes:

These lesson plans can be used while following the expedition or long after the expedition is completed. Click on the subject titles above to learn more.

Followup: Sadly, Ed Hommer was tragically killed in a climbing accident in September 2002. This web site is dedicated to his heroic achievements on behalf of all who knew and admired him.

 

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