ii) Write down the significance of the following in the context of 'On to the
Summit' :
(i) Red Scarf (ii) husiar (iii) Kerosene flavoured tea
(iv) Ice axe (v) anchor
Answers
Answer:
1) red scarf = the red scarf had been given to tenzing a year earlier on may 28 by his great friend Lambert when they were standing at 28,215 feet Lambart had been the leader of the 1952 swiss expedition . Tenzing had worn the scarf during the climb with Hillary and as he stood at the summit he remembered his great friend and felt that he was with him.
1) Red scarf:- It felt Tenzing that his friend who had given it was with him.
2) Husiar:- Means caution. Climbing down needed to be cautious or it might result in the accident.
3) Kerosene flavoured tea :- It was the tea provided by Noyce who in a hurry he brought Kerosene mixed tea to welcome them.
4) Ice axe:- It is a multipurpose hiking and climbing tool used by mountaineers.
5) Anchor:- The person follows other climbing person has a difficult job both climbing up and down. He connects the other person. It makes the climbing persons remain fixed to any place. Such person is called anchor.