| A | B |
| crevasse | deep crack in the ice |
| wide | long from side to side |
| answer | to say or do something after hearing a question or a statement |
| brave | to not show fear in a difficult situation |
| climb | to move up with one's hands and feet |
| hold on | to not let go of something |
| lower | to move something downward |
| pull | to move it toward onesself |
| remove | to take something away |
| silence | quiet |
| tighten | to hold something by grabbing it harder |
| weight | something heavy |
| deep | far down from the top |
| voice | sound made by a person |
| desperately | wildly, hopelessly |
| lose your head | do something silly or crazy |
| glacier | large area of ice |
| staff | long walking stick |
| obviously | clearly |
| bit into | hurt, cut painfully into |
| bare | uncovered |
| can't make it | can't reach it |
| fainter | quieter, harder to hear |
| trousers | pants |
| fishing line | string used to catch fish |
| knuckles showed white | skin over his bones turned white from squeezing |
| scraping | a scratching noise |
| clawing | scratching and climbing with |
| appeared | came into sight, could be seen |
| staring | looking with wide open eyes |
| astonishment | surprise, amazement |