Question 1.
Describe the difficulties and disillusionment faced by Nick Middleton during his journey to Mount Kailash.
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Answer:
Nick Middleton, the narrator had to journey through the difficult terrain to reach Mount Kailash. The path was totally snow covered, the snow was so steep that they could not go around it. They somehow went over it. The danger was that they could slip. They flung handfuls of dirt and covered the snow completely with soil. The narrator and Daniel got off the vehicle to lighten the load while Tsetan drove the vehicle over the snow. Due to low atmospheric pressure, he got a headache. The fuel of vehicle also expanded due to the low pressure, which would prove perilous for them. In Darchen, the narrator also suffered from blocked sinuses that resulted in extreme cold and breathing problems. The town Hor was shabby, dirty and very depressing. Overall, the journey of the author was adventurous.
Answer: the difficulties he faced were
Explanation: Nick middleton is the narrator of the story and he had to reach mount kailash through difficulties like the path was covered with snow and the snow was deep that walking around it was difficult so thru covered the snow with soil and then he and his friends dnaiel lightened the road whereas tsetan drive the vehicle then due to low atmospheric pressure they were not getting enough oxygen which led to headache and narrator suffered from block sinuses and thru faced breathing and cold problems and journey was adventurous.