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sherpanoun
A male member of the Sherpa people employed as a mountain guide or porter
summitnoun
a peak; the top of a mountain
elevationnoun
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the
ground; a hill.
sea levelnoun
Height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are
measured.
abyssnoun
A bottomless depth, gulf, or chasm; any deep, immeasurable,
or bottomless pit
peaknoun
The very top of the mountain
securenoun
To make free from dangerVerb
Free from danger
yaknoun
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas and Tibet with dark, long and silky hair a horse like tail
and a full, bushy mane
glaciernoun
A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually
downhill.
altitudenoun
The height measured from sea level up to any given point.
A vertical distance.
acclimatizationnoun
The process of becoming used to a new climate
acclimateverb
To learn to endure or survive in a climate from which you are not
native
gearnoun
Equipment needed specifically for an athletic endeavor
expeditionnoun
A journey taken by a group of people with a definite objective
base campnoun
Area used for staging an attempt to reach the summit of a mountain
17,700 feet
Advanced base camp (ABC)
nounStaging area 2 or Camp 2 for
attempts to summit21,300 feet
crevassenoun
Crack or opening (fissure) in a glacier or ice field
Death zonenoun
Last area before attempting to summit; climbers can only endure
being in the death zone for 2-3 days; high risk for altitude sickness &
frostbite
frostbitenoun
The freezing of some part of the body
descendVerb
To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards
avalanchenoun
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down
a mountain side