Across
- 4. a deep, open crack – often in a glacier
- 9. a metal ring used as a connector to hold rope
- 11. a climb to the summit of a mountain
- 13. gear equipment needed to safely climb mountains
- 15. a tool used to break up rocks
- 18. Sherpas who carry supplies for climbers
- 19. an ice screw used as an anchor while climbing icy surfaces
- 20. a large, heavy hammer used to break up rocks
- 23. along, narrow mountain range
- 24. High-altitude pulmonary edema or altitude sickness that occurs at altitudes over 8,200 ft.
- 25. a deep chasm or hole
- 26. lunge a jump up to reach another level or top of a climbing surface
- 27. a clamp that is attached to a fixed rope and automatically tightens when weight is applied
- 29. bag an inflatable pressurized bag used to help people suffering from HAPE
- 30. an ascent of a mountain
Down
- 1. the process where a person adjusts to a change in altitude allowing the person to maintain physical effortTrekkers – a traveler who makes a long, hard, dangerous journey
- 2. a course taken to get from one point to another
- 3. a large hairy ox used in Tibet as a pack animal
- 4. boots with spikes on the bottom for walking on ice
- 5. Himalayan people living on the borders of Nepal and Tibet, known for their skill in mountaineering
- 6. a slowly moving mass of ice on a mountain
- 7. the height of an object in relation to sea level
- 8. a large rock
- 10. descend a rock face using a rope
- 12. holds places on a climbing surface to grasp to move you upwards
- 14. ax an ax used by climbers for cutting footholds in ice
- 16. a technique climbers use to stop themselves during a fall without using a rope
- 17. top of a mountain
- 21. a light source attached to the head for climbing in the dark
- 22. a camp from where mountain expeditions start
- 28. wall an artificial wall for climbers to practice climbing