3. Even in the warmest month, the average temperature at the top of the mountain is about -19 C.
4. Avalanches of snow and ice often fall down the mountain.
5. Lt is the highest mountain on Earth.
6. lt’s a slow, hard climb through snow and ice.
7. Climbing Mount Everest is very dangerous.
Taking you further
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
1.Why does the writer like mountain climbing?
2.What scary experience did he have in the Snowy Mountains?
3.Does he want to climb Mount Everest? Why or why not?
4.Which mountain does he want to climb in the future?