Chapter 29 Mount Everest

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Across
  1. 1. capital of Nepal
  2. 4. more climbers have died here than anywhere else on Mt. Everest (2 words)
  3. 7. a branch of the United Nations
  4. 9. tallest mountain in North America
  5. 10. "the most grueling stage of the clime" (2 words)
  6. 12. spikes that attach to a climber's boots
  7. 15. Himalayan people who do most of the work climbing Everest
  8. 18. large chunks of ice
  9. 20. month that most of climbs take place
  10. 21. this means "forehead in the sky"
  11. 22. one of the first climbers to reach the top
  12. 24. this valley is also called the "Valley of Silence" (2 words)
Down
  1. 2. the process of adjusting to lower oxygen levels at higher elevation
  2. 3. in 2001, an American became the first _____ person to climb Everest
  3. 5. big part of Nepal's economy
  4. 6. the summit itself is about the size of a ______ table
  5. 8. the harmful effects of cold and wind
  6. 11. Acute Mountain Sickness
  7. 13. a lot of falling snow and ice
  8. 14. this country is developing
  9. 16. top of the mountain
  10. 17. a steep rock wall covered in ice (2 words)
  11. 18. "head Sherpa"
  12. 19. textbook states these cost around $79,000
  13. 23. longhaired ox