One of the world's most dangerous sports is mountain climbing. And one of the popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the (high) and is the most famous. It is 8 844. 43 metres high and so is very (danger) to climb. It is very hard to take in air as you get near the top.

The first Chinese team (reach) the top in 1960, while the (one) woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.

do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main (reason) is that people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up (try) to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be (strong) than the forces of nature.