2 points
A.1) Choose the most appropriate
statement which explains the theme
of the extract. *
O
Dit is about Tenzing Norgay's failure to
reach the summit.
ii) It is about Tenzing boasting about his
accomplishments
O
iii) It is about the ways in which Tenzing
celebrates on reaching the top
IV)It is about Tenzing being tired, he was in
no mood to celebrate his feat.
O
Answers
Answer:
Excerpted From "50 Years on Everest," by Contributing Editor David Roberts, National Geographic Adventure, April 2003
By today's standards, the 1953 British expedition, under the military-style leadership of Sir John Hunt, was massive in the extreme, but in an oddly bottom-heavy way: 350 porters, 20 Sherpas, and tons of supplies to support a vanguard of only ten climbers. "Our climbers were all chosen as potential summiters," recalls George Band, 73, who was one of the party. Fifty years later, Band's memory of the campaign remains undimmed. "The basic plan was for two summit attempts, each by a pair of climbers, with a possible third assault if necessary. On such expeditions the leader tends to designate the summit pairs quite late during the expedition, when he sees how everybody is performing." Anxiety over who is chosen for the summit team would be a hallmark of major Everest expeditions for decades to come. But never again would the stakes be quite so high.
By the spring of 1953, the ascent of the world's highest mountain was beginning to seem inevitable. First attempted...