Up You Go Class 5 Notes CBSE EVS Chapter 9 (Free PDF Download)

Summary of Up You Go

• There are a lot of problems in mountaineering.

• The leader has to be highly responsible.

• To stay warm and get strength, all the members of the group have to take vitamin C, hot chocolate milk, and iron with their breakfast.

• The body of mountaineers should be at an angle of 90o and back should be straight while climbing.

• The process of climbing down the mountain is known as rapling.

• A tent is made by double layered plastic sheets, the air between the layers helps keep the mountaineers warm.

• A sleeping bag is made to fill with soft feathers. It helps mountaineers to keep warm and sleep comfortably.

• Bachhendri Pal made history being the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest.

• Our fear of certain things goes away when we do adventurous things with proper guidance and support.

Mountaineering Camp

• The journey of mountaineering began on 2nd February 1984.

• There were 20 teachers from Kendriya Vidyalaya and others were from banks and other institutions.

• On the first day, they walked 26 kilometres.

• The climb was steep with a narrow path.

• Brigadier Gyan Singh was the director of the course.

• The leader of the group is highly responsible to assist the members through the climb.

Group No. 7

• Group No. 7 included girls from Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Nagaland.

• Most of the members could not speak Hindi.

• They were together for 21 days.

• Khondonbi, a member of group 7, was from Mizoram.

Crossing the River

• On the 5th February, 1984, they crossed the river.

• To get strength, they had vitamin C, iron tablets and hot chocolate milk for breakfast.

• There was a medical check-up done every morning.

• They reached the river after an 8 kilometres trek.

• A thick rope was tied across the river, from one bank to the other.

• The river was very wide and with the help of the rope they crossed the river and reached the other side.

• Tools needed for climbing mountains are rope, harness, ice axe, first aid kit, oxygen tank etc.

Rock Climbing

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• On 10th February, 1984 Sangeeta Arora and her group had to climb the rock.

• To get to Tekla village, they had to hike 15 kilometres.

• The village was 1600 metres above sea level.

• Their rucksacks had all that they might need – food packets, water bottle, rope, hook, plastic sheet, diary, torch, towel, soap, windcheater, whistle, glucose, jaggery, chana and some other snacks.

• Colonel Ram Singh was standing with pegs and ropes on a 90-metre-high flat rock.

• They were instructed to first observe the rock carefully and identify where to put hands and feet.

• The body should be kept at an angle of 90o while climbing.

• While coming down they had to use the rope, in a special way called ‘rapling.’ 

A Funny Incident

• It was 14th February, 1984 and Group 7 stayed back to find something to eat.

• Later, they thought they were lost as it was getting dark and they could not see the other teams.

• They started to whistle to send a signal to the other teams so they could find them.

• After some time they were reunited with the group.

A Special Guest

• The groups met with Bachhendri Pal on 15th February 1984.

• She had come to get blessings of Brigadier Gyan Singh.

• All of them were singing and dancing to the famous Pahadi song ‘Bedu Pako, bara masa, kafal pako chaita, meri chhaila.’

Camp in the Snow

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• It was the 18th February and they spent the night at a height of 2134 metres.

• It was snowing the next day.

• They had to climb 2700 metres the next day.

Last Day at Camp

• It was 21st February, 1984, which was thier last day at camp.

• Each group presented a programme at the end of the camp.

• Sangeeta was given the Best Performance Award.

Alone on the Mountain Top

• Bachhendri Pal was born and grew up in Nakuri village in the Garhwal area of Uttarakhand.

• There were mountains in that area.

• When she was 12 years old, she went to a picnic and climbed a 4000 metre high mountain with her friends for fun.

• But soon it got dark and they could not come back down and they had to spend the long night on the mountain.

• It was very cold and scary.

• When Bachhendri grew older, she joined Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi.

• Brigadier Gyan Singh became her guide.

• Bachhendri excelled in her training and also started to train women in  mountaineering courses.

• In 1984, Bachhendri was selected as a team member to climb the Mount Everest.

Snow Storm

• It was the 15th of May when the team reached the height of 7900 metres on the Mount Everest.

• There were 7 women in that 18 members team.

• There was a teriible snow storm that night which had taken away all their tents.

• Bachhendri was hurt on the head and almost buried under the snow.

• Many of the members were also hurt and injured.

• The ones who were not under the snow helped their team members to dig out of the snow.

• They used snow-picls and axes to dig out of the snow.

• After that, the rest of the team members returned to the base camp but Bachhendri went climbing ahead slowly but steadily towards the peak.

• It was seven minutes past one o’clock in the afternoon of 23th May when Bachhendri Pal reached the peak.

• She stepped onto the peak of 8900 metre high Mount Everest.

• In Nepal, Mount Everest is also known as Sagarmatha.

• There was another team member with Bachhendri, since there was no room for two people to stand on the peak, they tied themselves with rope using a hook and they were able to stand together on the peak.

• She spent 43 minutes on the hightest peak of the world.

• She pitched the national flag and bowed then took photographs.

• Bachhendri Pal became the first Indian woman and the fifth woman in the world to reach the peak of Mount Everest.

Solved Examples

Q 1. What do you think about the responsibilities of a group leader?

Ans: A group leader's responsibilities cover a wide range of aspects. The following are a few examples:

• Taking care of each individual in the group.

• Taking care of all of the group's requirements.

• Setting a good example.

Q 2. How would you feel if you were made a leader in such a camp?

Ans: I'll consider myself quite fortunate to be given such a responsibility.

Q 3. What does a monitor in your class have to do?

Ans: A monitor's responsibilities include the following:

• Maintaining classroom discipline in the absence of the teacher.

• Organising necessary materials such as chalk, duster, and trash can.

• Informing the teacher of pupils' issues.

Q 4. Would you like to be the class monitor? Why?

Ans: Yes, I am interested in being the class monitor because this is a challenging task.

Q 5.  How old was Bachhendri Pal when she climbed a 4000 metres high mountain peak?

Ans: Bachhendri Pal was 12 years old when she climbed a 4000 metres high mountain peak.

Q 6. Where did Bachhendri Pal grow up?

Ans: Bachhendri Pal grew up in Nakuri village in the Garhwal area of Uttarakhand.

Q 7.  Which institute did Bachhendri Pal join?

Ans: Bachhendri Pal joined the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi.

Q 8. Who was Bachhendri’s guide?

Ans: Brigadier Gyan Singh was Bachhendri’s guide.

Q 9. On which date did Bachhendri Pal reach the peak of the Mount Everest?

Ans:  In the afternoon of 23rd May, Bachhendri Pal reached the peak of the Mount Everest.

Practice Questions

Q 1. What else can we use if we want to cross a river in the mountains?

Ans: We need heavy rope, sling, and pitons to bridge a river in the mountains.

Q 2. Why do we need extra energy on the mountains?

Ans: We must overcome gravity pull when climbing the mountains. We must also walk on a slick surface. That is why, in the mountains, we require additional energy.

Important Points to Remember

• We should always be ready to face our fears.

• When we are given a responsibility, we should do it completely with full effort.

• We should be prepared when going on an adventure.

• We should take care of each other and help each other in difficult situations.

Importance and Summary of CBSE Class 5 EVS Chapter 9 Up You Go

This chapter is a beautiful depiction of a travel journal of a teacher who wanted to do something adventurous. She participated in a trekking adventure with a lot of girls. Most of them were teachers, bank employees, and working in other institutions.

This is a true event that has been written in the form of a travel journal. Every step described in this journal is full of thrill and challenges. She made it to the summits even though she was tired and suffering from blisters on her feet.

Every mountaineer had to carry rucksacks full of equipment, water and food. You will also learn the answer to ‘why do we need extra energy on the mountains?’ Due to extreme cold, the human body needs more calories to burn.

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