By: Jean Craighead George

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By Jean Craighead George
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What do you know about rock climbing?
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Carabiners

• Metal rings used by rock climbers to attach ropes
  to themselves or to climbing nuts

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Harness

• A set of straps that can attach to a safety rope

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Belay

• Being tied to a person or a rock with a rope for
  safety

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Rappel

• To come down a cliff by sliding down a rope

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Ledge

• A shelf of rock

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Cathedral Wall

• A cathedral is a large or important church.
• This wall is named cathedral wall because it is
  large and important.

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Descent

• A trip into or down from something, such as a
  mountain.

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Trekked

• Made a slow and difficult journey on foot

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Void

• A large empty space