2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 1 Nothing ventured，nothing gained课件 新人教版选修10.pptVIP

Erik became an adventurer.He took up parachuting，wrestling (摔跤) and scuba diving.He competed in long-distance biking，marathons and skiing.His favourite sport，though，is mountaineering. As a young man，Erik started to climb mountains.He reached the summit (最高峰) of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1,000-metre rock wall of El Capitan.Two years later，while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend，they stopped for a time at 1,200 metres above sea level—in order to get married.In 1999，he climbed Aconcagua，the tallest mountain in South America.And then，on 25th May,