Please help me with this. Fill in each blank with only one word.

It is rare indeed that we have opportunity to behold at work the titanic forces that prime the Earth's massifs, those monumental ranges that are the (31) stuff of legends, that represent the pinnacle of human conquest; that tease mankind and dare it to attempt a summit climb, despite the treachery and deadliness of the path that leads to dizzying success and immortality. Many have started the quest and failed, some (32) have paid the ultimate price, and it is not only our mountaineers and explorers who seek to surmount the insurmountable; humanity as a (33) whole has, forever it seems, had a morbid sort of fascination with nature's tallest, indelibly snow-capped peaks. (34) Not only is it only the prospect of their ascent that piques the interest; it is their very existence, we gaze up at them from the depths of normality- from the pitiful elevation of ground level- and all of us, in our own way, dream of becoming master of their heights and of viewing the world from atop their menacing crests. The photographer captures his dream in that perfect image, content to idealize the prospect of the ultimate challenge- it is for others to master, not him. The writer translates his dream into prose, romanticizing the quest, compelling other (35)more courageous souls to take those first brave steps into the unknown, whence they never return, save in lore. The journalist reports their successes and failures with equal measures of gusto – for him, the story ends well (36) either way.

This is a truly awful tortured piece of prose - please don't think that this is a good way to speak or write English - it isn't!