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Mountaineering - Danger (Regine)

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  1. waterfall
    a place where a river or stream flows down
    In front the white gleam of waterfalls broke the sombre ranks of climbing trunks. Weyman, Stanley J.
  2. hike
    walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
    Weight lifting, yoga, bicycling, running and walking or hiking.
  3. crevasse
    a deep fissure
    In the mountains, Mr. Sherpa can spend months trekking over glaciers and negotiating ice falls and treacherous crevasses at nosebleed heights. New York Times (Jan 21, 2012)
  4. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
    After passing on one field because the balloon did not have enough altitude for a safe jump, Mr. Ristaino adjusted his altitude. New York Times (Mar 20, 2012)
  5. avalanche
    a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain
    Twelve Indian soldiers were killed, 4 injured and 7 more are missing after two avalanches in Kashmir buried military camps on Wednesday evening. New York Times (Feb 23, 2012)
  6. arctic
    extremely cold
    Now commenced in earnest preparations for an Arctic winter. Mudge, Zachariah Atwell
  7. blizzard
    a weather event with widespread snowfall and strong winds
    It began raining that evening, finally turning into a fine snow, and by morning a genuine South Dakota blizzard was raging. Micheaux, Oscar
  8. hazard
    an unpredictable phenomenon that causes a certain result
    Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; Ð applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song. Webster, Noah
  9. frostbite
    damage to bodily tissue caused by extreme cold
    He was suffering from hypothermia and severe frostbite on his feet and hands. Seattle Times (Nov 22, 2011)
  10. rock climbing
    the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)
    Rock climbing was definitely scary, but I made it.
Created on Thu Mar 29 20:38:52 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Mar 29 20:49:10 EDT 2012)

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