How Mount Everest Can Kill Even Experienced Climbers
C1 English listening practice · American English · Curated for advanced learners
About this clip
A 8:40 video in English at C1 level, suitable for advanced learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 219 words per minute, rated 5.0/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
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- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
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From WIRED↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this C1 English listening practice listening practice?
88.4%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common English words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday English.
General English frequency
82.2%
Top 1,000
88.4%
Top 2,000
94.5%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
90.1%
Top 1,000
95.8%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-English data than in general usage, so it may feel closer to everyday conversation.
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s C1 level.
everest
15×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(proper noun) highest mountain
altitude
11×
Rare / outside top 5,000
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
edema
6×
Rare / outside top 5,000
swelling from fluid buildup
axe
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
tool for cutting wood
blindness
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
lack of sight
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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