2 Read the text. Answer the questions. 1 What was Tommy and Kevin's ambition? 2 What is the Dawn Wall? 3 What is 'free climbing'? 4 How long did they train before attempting the climb? 5 When did they attempt the climb?

Here are the answers to the questions: 1. Tommy and Kevin's ambition was dreaming of climbing the Dawn Wall. 2. The Dawn Wall is a one thousand-metre rock face on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. 3. 'Free climbing' means they use ropes and equipment only to keep them safe and catch them if they fall, but they don't use them to climb. 4. They trained hard for six years before attempting the climb. 5. They attempted the climb at the end of 2014.