Mountaineering-Setting (Kai Li)

KaiLi K.
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  1. Rockies
    the chief mountain range of western North America
    There is a great deal of snow in the Rockies. 
  2. peak
    the highest point of something
    He is at the peak of the mountain.
  3. Himalayas
    a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
    Warming at high elevations in the Himalayas is occurring at three times the global average.
  4. alpine
    relating to or characteristic of high mountains
    Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold.
  5. metropolis
    a large and densely populated urban area
    Hence, at least five million two hundred thousand pounds is the annual amount expended in the metropolis alone for this purpose.
  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. Kilimanjaro
    the highest peak in Africa
    She climbed Mount Kilimanjaro recently, but what really challenges her are crossword puzzles in The New York Times.
  8. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
    In the sanctuary is the concentrated devotion of many hearts.
  9. Anapurna
    a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)
    Climbers have climbed the mountain Anapurna
  10. mountainous
    having hills and crags
    It is by no means a mountainous tract.
Created on Thu Mar 29 20:38:20 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Mar 29 20:42:33 EDT 2012)

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