Nevado Del Ruiz is a mountain in Colombia. It is 5,425 meters high and it is popular with climbers. It is beautiful, but it is 1 , too. The weather can change 2 on the mountain. One minute it is sunny, and the next minute it is cloudy. One minute it is warm, and the next minute it is cold.
On a sunny morning in June, Leonardo diaz began climbing Neva do Del Ruiz with some friends. On the second day of their climb, there was a snowstorm. It was difficult to walk in the 3 , and it was difficult to see. The climbers decided to 4 and walk-down the mountain. Leonardo stopped for a minute to get something out of his backpack. When he looked 5 , his friends were gone. He couldn't see them or their footprints in the snow. "Wait!" Leonardo shouted. But his friends couldn't hear him in the storm.
All day Leonardo continued down the mountain alone. That night he put up his tent, crawled inside, and slept. He was in big 6 when he woke up the next morning. His clothes were not 7 enough, so he was very cold. He was hungry, too, 8 he had no food left. He decided to 9 for help. He opened his backpack and took out his cell phone. It didn't work. Leonardo had no more prepaid minutes on his phone.
All morning Leonardo stayed in his tent and listened to the 10 . He began to think, "Maybe I'll 11 on this mountain."
Then his cell phone 12 .
"Hello?" he answered.
"Good afternoon," a woman said. "I'm calling from Bell South Phone Company. You have no minutes left on your cell phone. Would you like to buy more minutes?"
"Yes, but not now!'" Leonardo said. "I need help. I'm 13 on a mountain."
"Stay where you are," the woman said. "I'll 14 help."
Late that night, a rescue team arrived and helped Leonardo down the mountain.
Leonardo says he will probably try again to climb Nevadodel Ruiz. But the next time, he will bring plenty of warm clothes and plenty of food. He will also bring a 15 with plenty of prepaid minutes.
