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Five Candadian climbers were saved yesterday,after they _____ spent five days high up on K2. the second tallest mountain ____ the world.
K2 is in the Kunlun Mountains.Although Mount Qomolangma _____ taller, many climbers feel that K2 is _______ dangerous mountain to climb. The top of _____ mountain is very steep, and the weather can change very quickly.
The Canadian climbers became trapped on the mountain last Tuesday.That morning, the weather ________ been fine, but in the afternoon it suddenly started ______ snow. The snow went on falling for the next three days.The climbers could only sit ______ their tents, and hoped that someone _________ come to save them.
"It was so cold ____ everything froze,"said Doug Alpenstock,the leader of the Canadian team."We had to stay close together _____ keep warm.It was teamwork that kept ____ alive."
However, Doug _______ his team want to start climbing again soon."We hope ______ climb K2 again next summer. We'll keep on trying until we make it."
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