Siddhartha/Into Thin Air Test Flashcards
What Are the two components in which outline the foundations of the Bhuddist faith?
4 noble truths and 8 fold path
What Religion was Bhuddism born from?
Hinduism
Is Siddhartha fiction or non fiction
Fiction
Who is Siddhartha’s best friend
Govinda
What is OM?
Sound made when meditating
What does it mean when someone crosses a river in the book?
They’ve gone through a transformation
Who wrote into thin air
John Krakaur
What was the job of the author at the time he wrote this bestseller?
Journalist at outside
What are the names of the two main guides and what company do they work for?
Rob Hall and Scott Fischer, Work for Adventure consultant.
What are the two main religions in the Himalayas?
Buddhism and Hinduism
Who are Sherpas?
They live on the mountain and help people climb.
What is the name of the first camp that climbers go to before preparing to summit the mountain?
Base Camp
Approximate Price to pay for guided trip up Everest?
Around 60,000$
What Humanitarian undertaking did Rob Hall and his partner before they both perished on separate occasions?
They both picked up a lot of trash off the mountains
Before Krakauer’s expedition to everest what was his thoughts on climbing everest?
HE WAS EXCITED
