Joe and his fellow mountaineers knew that if they encountered any (1) .........(SEE) hazards it was unlikely that anyone could assist them.
Joe and his fellow mountaineers knew that if they encountered any (1) ….. =(SEE) hazards it was unlikely that anyone could assist them. The mountain was on an (2) --.…..(INHABIT) island and they were the only people there. Help was a long boat journey away. The mountain had an (3) ….. -..(FAME) reputation and many previous expeditions had been unsuccessful. They had already tried two routes to the summit and found them (5) ….. - (PASS) Now they were trying the third. Joe had a note, in almost (6) …-...(LEGIBLE) handwriting, from the leader of a previous expedition advising him to try it. The information in the note had proved (7) …-...(VALUE) and they had made good progress at first. For the last two days, however, bad weather had confined them to their tent. It would be (8) …--..(RESPONSE) to climb in such conditions. The climbers had found their equipment reliable but were (9) …--. (SATISFY) with their tent, which leaked badly. They had not (10) …--..(TREAT) it in any way but it was not fit for purpose. Joe suspected the tent material was inflammable because their cooker almost set it on fire. Eventually, the weather improved and the climbers set off once more, (12) …=...(DAUNT) by the challenges ahead of them.