Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles: Level 3:: The Everest Story Audio Pack - Tim Vicary - Bog

It is beautiful to look at, hard to reach, and terribly difficult to climb. Winds of 200 kilometres per hour or more scream across it day and night, while the temperature falls to -20 DegreesC or lower. Every year, some who try to climb the highest mountain in the world do not return.