| A | B |
|---|
| overcome | v. to conquer |
| desperate | adj. feeling full of despair; hopeless |
| improvising | v. making something from available materials |
| foothold | n. a place that gives firm support to a foot when climbing |
| belay | v. to secure by means of a rope as in mountain climbing |
| piton | n. a metal spike hammered into rock or ice as support for mountain climbing |
| carabiner | n. a metal ring used to attach a rope to the piton |
| ice ax | n. a metal pick used to support the upper body as the climber steps upward |
| fatigue | n. tiredness; exhaustion |
| functioned | v. acted; behaved |
