On the ice wall, what happened to Sun-jo and who saved him, how?

• A. He slipped and fell three feet, and Peak pulled him up with a rope.
• B. He slipped and fell 10 feet, clinging to a protrusion with one axe, and Peak hooked Sun-jo's harness with a rope when his axe slipped.
• C. He lost his footing but recovered with no injury; a Sherpa assisted.
• D. He climbed without incident; they reached the top.

Answer: (B)

The situation tests your ability to recall a dramatic rescue on a dangerous ice wall and the specific sequence of actions that stopped a fall. Sun-jo loses footing and slides about ten feet, hanging on with one ice axe on a small protrusion. As that axe slips, Peak acts quickly by using a rope to hook Sun-jo’s harness, arresting the fall and preventing him from dropping farther. This moment shows both how a fall is stopped (belay-style rescue with a rope) and why the exact details matter—the distance fallen, the single axe for support, and the rope catching the harness all line up to explain why this is the correct description. The other scenarios don’t fit what actually happens: the fall distance isn’t just a little slip, there’s no mention of a Sherpa assisting, and the climb isn’t described as incident-free.