By thirty-six, Scott Fischer had already climbed big mountains of Asia. 1 , he had promised himself to conquer (征服) the second-highest mountain in the world — mighty K2 of the Karakoram Range.
Fischer and his guide, Ed Viesturs, began their trip with other climbers. As Fischer was preparing to make a long step, an ice block shifted under his foot and 2 him off-balance. His arm had been torn from its socket (关节窝) when Viesturs 3 him to safety. Fischer's 4 was horribly swollen (肿) so they tried to return to base camp. Luckily, after two hours among the six climbers was a 5 , who helped fix his arm. For two weeks, he stayed 6 in the camp to rest while others continued with the climb. The news that the leader had managed to reach the peak 7 him to pursue his goal despite a 8 arm.
When they 9 their climb, they met with countless other problems. At one time, they were almost10 by an avalanche (雪崩) while moving to rescue others. Fighting against all 11 , they struggled upwards and soon emerged into the magic al world of intense blue sky. They realized they could go no further — they had 12 K2's top. After a small 13 , they realized they had to return to the camp before dark but the footprints they made on the snow were hardly 14 . With instinct (直觉) and courage, they finally managed to struggle their way back. After fifty-three days on K2, Scott Fischer 15 it.
