The Savage Mountain

Unit 10

Pages 220-221

Time: 20:00

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📖 Instructions

Read the passage from the textbook (pages referenced above) and answer all questions below. Your progress is automatically saved every 2 seconds.

Questions

Refer to the textbook passage on pages 220-221

1. K2 is lower than Mount Everest by approximately 240 meters.

2. K2 is considered more dangerous to climb than Mount Everest.

3. By 2010, K2 had been climbed successfully more than 5,000 times.

4. For every four climbers who reached the summit of K2, one climber died.

5. The 1953 K2 expedition was successful in reaching the summit.

6. The first successful ascent of K2 was achieved from the Pakistani side of the mountain.

7. The north side route to K2s summit is more frequently used than the Pakistani route.

8. The diagram shows the route taken by the 2011 K2 North Pillar Expedition.

9. Camp IV on the route is located at an altitude of 7,960 meters.

10. All climbers attempting K2 must pass through the North Ridge.

1. TRUE

2. TRUE

3. FALSE

4. TRUE

5. FALSE

6. TRUE

7. FALSE

8. TRUE

9. TRUE

10. NOT GIVEN