The story of the men who first climbed to the top of Mount Everest is a(n) (facet / epic) of human courage and strength.

answer: facet

2 answers

http://www.answers.com/facet

http://www.answers.com/epic

(Frankly, I don't like either answer choice!)
My other choices are:
encompass, devastate, variable, retaliate, arid, maze, subordinate, culprit, beacon.

I actually think it is epic.