1. Bullied mercilessly at school, I suffered attacks of (ahdistus) and was (vastentahtoinen) to be away from home.

2. I’d only been hit by powder snow and had escaped the worst of the (lumivyöry), but knew a further (romahdus) could be on the way.

3. having asked where to find the world’s highest (huippu), it would be only four years until I first set foot on it.

4. I thought of my family back home and imagined the headlines (ilmoittaa, HUOM! -ing-muoto) my death.

5. A (kuivuus) can last for months or years, or may be declared after as few as 15 days.

6. Crying, I pressed on, eventually reuniting with Tim, Ellis and two more members of the team; alive, but (häkeltynyt).

7. One of the Sherpas who died was just 19, the same age as me. His death (vaikutti, huom. IMPERFEKTI!) me badly.

8. During those years, I ran competitively to build up (kestävyys) and took up rock climbing.

9. Nearly 9,000 people were killed by that (maanjäristys).

10. Do you have a (jano) for adventure?