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