1. Who crawled out of the tent in the morning of 29 May, 1953?
2. What did they pull onto their hands?
3. Why were the men roped together?
4. Why did the climbing become dangerous?
5. What were the two climbers called?
6. Where were they from?
7. What did they finish when they reached the south summit?
8. Did this action make their climbing easier?
9. Why did the two men hug each other?
10. What was their achievement?
11. What could Tenzing see in the distance?
12. How long did they stay on top?
13. Did they take pictures?
14. Why did they become famous?
15. What did Tenzing become a symbol of?
16. What did Hillary become a hero of?
17. Have there been other attempts to reach “the roof of the world” since then?
18. Have they all been successful?
19. How many people have lost their lives on the mountain?
20. What did the climber Mallory say before he died on the mountain in 1924?
