Question

Write down the signoficant ' ice axe with refrence to the passage

Answer 1

Answer:

Tenzing had with him the four flags on a piece of string. He fastened one end to th ice axe and held up the other and whileHillary took pictures of him on thesummit. thus the ice axe was useful not onl while climbing but also for holding up the flags and was made immortial in the photograph.

Answer 2

Below is the significance of the 'Ice Axe' with proper reference to the passage stated:

• According to the given passage, Tenzing had used the tool, the ice axe since he wanted to tie up the ends of the flags to the tool.
• He wanted to tie flags which are of the United Nations, Nepal, and Britain at one of the ends and the other end, Tenzing himself wanted to hold high up.
• Following this, Hillary clicked several photographs of Tenzing with the flags.
• Tenzing also needed his ice axe to get down.
• This was the reason why he could not tie the flags to the tool instead, he buried the end of the flags inside a huge pile of snow.
• The flags did not remain held up and fell. This was the significance of the 'ice axe'.

Hence, the significance of the term 'Ice Axe' has been stated above bringing the reference to the passage stated.

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