When John Amatt led ___1___
1982 Canadian team on a successful Mount Everest Expedition,
only three people reached the summit. John Amatt ___2___
did not reach the top of Everest.
John's mission in going to Everest was to place one of his
teams on top of the world's highest mountain. In his own words
... 'It didn't matter ___3___
reached the summit, because we believed that when one person
stood on the highest point, the whole team had achieved the
goal. I was ___4___
fulfilled the day we reached the top.'
That was not the first time Amatt planned ___5___
Everest expedition. Ten years earlier, with one of his friends
he had gathered a team of world-class climbers from many
different countries. However, he ___6___
at the last minute. He realized that the expedition would not
succeed as everyone wanted to reach the top for their own glory.
No one seemed willing to make decisions for the good ___7___
the team. His fears proved true. They failed to make it to the
top. |