Mountaineering - Setting (Joycelyn)

Joycelyn T. (United States of America)
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  1. summit
    the top or extreme point of something
    As the summit opened, two explosions were heard in central Baghdad.
  2. cliff
    a steep high face of rock
    But “climbing the cliff was very easy,” he recalled.
  3. snow
    water falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
    Snow on tree blossoms in Tigard, Ore., last week reflected seesawing weather patterns.
  4. rock
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals
    The steel casing that lines a well can be buckled or deformed by movements in the rock, Mr. Bergerot said.
  5. Himalayas
    a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
    His doctor estimates his biological age at 35; he’s still climbing big mountains in the Himalayas.
  6. Mount Everest
    a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
    He has trekked up Mount Everest a dozen times and has reached the summit five times, putting him in rare company.
  7. mountain range
    a series of hills or mountains
    Charting the Celtics’ season to date is like looking at a mountain range from afar.
  8. snowfield
    a permanent wide expanse of snow
    No shadow was across their path any more than upon the dazzling snowfields lying aloft in pure and unbroken stretches.
  9. mountain alder
    small shrubby maple of eastern North America
    Leaves broadest at or below the middle Mountain Alder, Alnus crispa. 8b.
  10. hilltop
    the peak of a hill
    All abandoned these hilltops centuries ago, leaving their palaces to decay.
Created on Thu Mar 29 20:21:50 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Mar 29 20:28:54 EDT 2012)

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