Touching the Void Vocab Quiz Crossword
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
 
 
Down: 1) a peg or spike of metal with an eye used to support either a climber or the rope; driven into cracks in the rock and threaded for use as a belay3) sudden collapse of snowfall down a mountain5) a temporary camp without tents or cover8) long narrow crack that appears in a cornice11) loose powdery snow that falls off the mountain during and after a snowfall12) small fluffy clouds that look like cotton wool13) narrow point where two sides of a mountain meet16) temporary place to cling or grab whilst climbing Across: 2) a coupling link with a safety closure, used by rock climbers to attach the rope4) sleeping bag used without a tent6) deep open cracks or fissures found in glaciers7) funnel-like steep gorge or gully, often a chute for ice, snow, and stones falling from above9) to descend by means of a double rope attached to a firm belay10) extreme sickness felt whilst climbing mountains due to the differences in oxygen12) in mountaineering, an overhanging mass of snow found on ridges14) accumulations of boulders, rocks, and other debris either carried on or in or left behind by a glacier15) a safe stance; the rock, pin or object around which a rope has been secured17) steel spike fixed on a frame that is fastened to the climber's boot to prevent slipping on ice and snow18) sheltered side of the mountain19) a metal spring-loaded expanding device used to provide anchor points in rock cracks to secure the rope
 

 

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