Last summer, during an Alaska vacation, the three friends put a plan in motion to cover the PMA Everest Expedition live via the internet. Jacek would do the climbing, that was without question. Eric had nine months to become an expert in satellite and high altitude communications. Jacek, Eric, and James camping in Alaska planning coverage of the Everest Expedition. While events are still in the planning stages it is expected current students at LBJ High School and Science Academy will be will interacting in the climbers as the Expedition gets under way.
Conference calls where the students talk to the climbers are just one potential event.
Issues to be explored include learning about other cultures, how the body reacts to living at a low oxygen environment, safety measures in the wilderness, and just how you get from a camping trip with your high school buddies to trying to climb the highest mountain in the world. The students at LBJ now have a website of their own to follow the climb and coordinate school activities.