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