Question

My first thought on reaching the top was a sense of gratitude to God, that after having
failed six times. He had blessed me with fulfillment of this desire I had held so long.
I placed on the summit the offerings to God that I had carried with me. This is in accord
with my religion. Both my wife and I are Buddhists. I could not kneel because of my
clothes and equipment. But I offered a silent prayer in my heart.
The offerings were biscuits, candy and a little blue pencil. My youngest daughter, Nima,
had given me the pencil before I left home. She asked me to put it on the top of the
mountain as her offering. It was an ordinary blue pencil, not even a long one, but it was
one of her prized possessions. As I put it down, I pointed it out to Hillary. He gave me a
big smile, showing that he understood. Then I got out the flags which I had on piece of
string about four feet long. I fastened one end to my ice axe and Hillary took pictures as I
held it up. As I had to bring my ice axe down with me, I buried one end of the string in the
ice on the top, and the other in snow on the slope down below. When we left, they were
lying flat against the summit. I was very thirsty. I took out a water tumbler for a drink, but
found the water in the metal container had frozen so I couldn't quench my thirst. I ate
some biscuits and offered some to Hillary. I was wearing a red scarf which my great friend
Lambert (leader of the 1952 Swiss expedition) had given me last year. It was just a year
ago, on May 28th, when we were standing at 28,215 feet, that he gave me the scarf. I
wore it all the way up the mountain from Darjeeling. As I stood at the top, I remembered
him, and felt that he was with me. I felt absolutely fit at the summit. My mind was
absolutely clear. I didn't feel tired I felt exhilarated. It was a very clear Sensation. Below,
all the hills and mountains looked like Gods and Goddesses to me. The plains below
looked like so many broken pieces of the map. Two or three people could stand there on
the roof of the world if you cut ice. Twenty or 30 feet below the top, there was enough
flat square for two people to sleep. You could pitch one tent there. The summit is flat on
one side and steep on the other. There is snow on the northern side, rocks on the South
and East and snowy rock on the West. We stayed on the top a little more than fifteen
minutes. We were lucky that there was no gale, or it would have swept us off. My next
thought was how to get down safely.​

Answer 1

Answer:

flags are song nags are tang stang