1. How high was Messner when he finally found a suitable bivouac spot in the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) 7,650 meters.
(b) 8,000 meters.
(c) 7,500 meters.
(d) 7,800 meters.

2. Where did Nena and Messner build their main camp after choosing to leave the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter?
(a) On the Rongbuk Glacier.
(b) On Chomolungma.
(c) On the North-East Ridge.
(d) On the North Col.

3. When Messner and his team finally set off on July 13 from the base camp, how many yaks were carrying Messner's supplies?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

4. Which two climbers were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?
(a) Mallory and Nema.
(b) Nema and Odell.
(c) Mallory and Irvine.
(d) Irvine and Odell.

5. How much did each portable oxygen system weigh that the British expedition's climbers carried?
(a) Fifteen kilos.
(b) Twelve kilos.
(c) Seven kilos.
(d) Ten kilos.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many porters lost their lives when the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold in 1924?

2. With whom did Messner make his first Everest ascent?

3. What did Messner find to be comical and an unnecessary waste of strength as he was climbing Everest in the Chomolungma chapter?

4. As Messner began his descent, what disturbed him the most?

5. What was the nickname of Oswald Oelz?

(see the answer key)

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