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प्रश्न
Write down the significance of the following in the context of 'On to the Summit': Anchor.
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उत्तर
- An anchor is a device or method used to support the climber‘s weight. It is primarily used as protection from falling.
- In the given extract, Tenzing and Hillary are described as a two-man rope team. They were joined by a safety rope to protect them from a fall.
- The author notes that on their ascent to the top, his partner, Hillary, and he, would take turns to lead the climb.
- In such a situation, the one who follows acts like an anchor and must support the weight of the leading climber in case of a slip or fall. This is a difficult job and therefore was performed by both of them in an alternate fashion.
- Given the life–saving nature of the technique, it is clear that the two of them had to trust each other with their lives, and hence, the author implies that they were each other‘s anchors.
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