Peak Climbing Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. a camp from where mountain expeditions start
  2. 5. high-altitude pulmonary edema (or altitude sickness) that occurs at altitudes over 8,200 ft
  3. 7. an ice screw used as an anchor while climbing icy surfaces
  4. 9. a deep chasm or hole
  5. 12. an artificial wall for climbers to practice climbing
  6. 13. descend a rock face using a rope
  7. 14. a climb to the summit of a mountain
  8. 16. a clamp that is attached to a fixed rope and automatically tightens when weight is applied
  9. 18. a tool used to break up rocks
  10. 22. a large, heavy hammer used to break up rocks
  11. 23. a jump up to reach another level or top of a climbing surface
  12. 24. a long, narrow mountain range
  13. 25. travelers who make a long, hard, dangerous journey
  14. 26. a metal ring used as a connector to hold rope
  15. 27. a large rock
Down
  1. 1. an inflatable pressurized bag used to help people suffering from HAPE
  2. 2. the process where a person adjusts to a change in altitude
  3. 3. an axe used by climbers for cutting footholds in ice
  4. 6. sherpas who carry supplies for climbers
  5. 8. boots with spikes on the bottom for walking on ice
  6. 10. a technique climbers use to stop themselves during a fall without using a rope
  7. 11. a slowly moving mass of ice on a mountain
  8. 15. places on a climbing surface to grasp to move you upwards
  9. 17. top of a mountain
  10. 19. Himalayan people living on the borders of Nepal and Tibet
  11. 20. a deep, open crack-often in a glacier
  12. 21. the height of an object in relation to sea level