Peak By Roland Smith

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PeakBy Roland Smith

• Be ready for the most amazing slideshow of your
  life!

By Thomas Derr
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Altitude

• The height of an object or point in relation to
  sea level or ground level

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Shale

• Soft, finely stratified sedimentary rock that
  formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be
  split easily into fragile slabs.

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Hillary Step

• The narrow pathway linking the southeast summit
  of Mount Everest to the top

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Summit

• The highest point of a hill or mountain

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Frostbite

• Injury to body tissues caused by exposure to
  extreme cold

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Sherpa

• A member of a Himalayan people living on the
  borders of Nepal and Tibet, renowned for their
  skill in mountaineering

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Yak

• A large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair,
  humped shoulders, and large horns, used in Tibet
  as a pack animal.

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Porter

• A person employed to carry luggage and other loads

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South Summit

• The last place to change bottles of oxygen before
  making the final push for the summit

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Southeast Ridge

• One of the more popular routes taken by climbers

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Cornice

• An overhanging mass of hardened snow at the edge
  of a mountain precipice

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The Balcony
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South Col

• The South Col is situated between the peaks of
  Everest and is where climbers will rest.

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Short-roping

• Short-roping is between two climbers and they tie
  themselves together with a rope.

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Buttress

• A projecting support of stone or brick built
  against a wall

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Rappel

• To descend a rock face or other near-vertical
  surface by using a doubled rope coiled around the
  body and fixed at a higher point

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Crampon

• A metal plate with spikes fixed to a boot for
  walking on ice or rock climbing

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Base Camp

• A camp from which mountaineering expeditions set
  out.

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Advanced Base Camp
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Camp 2
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Camp 3
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Camp 4
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Camp 5
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Camp 6
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Kathmandu
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Final Pyramid
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East Rongbuk Glacier
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Yellow Band
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Green Boots
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Outcrop
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Aluminum Ladders
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Friendship Bridge
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Prayer Flags
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The Trough
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Kilimanjaro
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Mount McKinley
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Balaclava
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Changtse
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Changzheng
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Lixin
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K2

• One of the most dangerous mountains to climb and
  is the 2nd highest and located in Pakistan

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Sirdar

• A leader of a group, usually a native

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Toboggan

• A sled used to transport people over snow

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Rongbuk Glacier

• A glacier that is located in the Himalaya of
  southern Tibet where the East and West Rongbuk
  Glaciers meet and form one.

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Gamow Bag

• Gamow Bag is to help people who suffer from HAPE,
  it is a pressurized bag that puts the air
  pressure to sea level.

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Cairn

• A mound of rough stones built as a memorial or
  landmark, typically on a hilltop or skyline

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Puja
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Crevasse
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Tibet
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Nepal
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Indrayani Temple
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Sagarmatha
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Chiang Mai
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El Capitain
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Hallucinogen Wall
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Body Wax
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Flingus Cling
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Summit Marker