Unit 2 Pre-test

Heidi Howkins has climbed mountains on four contients.

• True

• False

Pakistan means "land of the savage mountain".

• True

• False

K2 is steeper and more remote than Mount Everest.

• True

• False

Over 500 people have died climbing K2.

• True

• False

Heidi was able to reach K2's summit (highest point).

• True

• False

Fill in the blank with one fo the following words: luck, snow, step, swim

You have to be focused. You have to be mentally capable of driving yourself to take that extra _____,

when stopping and sitting down in the _____ means dying.