C.E Reading

Question

1. What did Malavath do? Why does the author believe it is so admirable?
2. What did she have to do to get selected for the Mount Everest climb? What happened when Malavath reached the advanced base camp?
3. How long did it  take the team to get to the summit? What does Malavath hope her achievement will do to help other people?

Answer

1. Malavth clamp or ("conquered") Mount Everest. The author (Meera Dolasia) thought this was spectacular because she was only 13 years old.
2. Malavth was one of the twenty selected for a professional training at the Darjeeling Himalayan Mountaineering Institute and was picked to do the "Adventurous" climb. Malavth got altitude sickness and had to return to base camp.
3. It took the team of six to get the summit in 52 days (7 weeks and 4 days). She got altitude sickness when she reached advanced base camp.