| A | B |
|---|
| amped | excited |
| queue | people waiting in a line |
| sherpa | inhabitants of Khumbu |
| altimeter | instrument used to measure height above sea level |
| acclimatization | becoming accustomed to new climate |
| seracs | jagged pinnacle of ice |
| monotonous | speaking or singing in a voice that doesn't change pitch |
| emaciated | extremely thin |
| jumar | clamp that hooks onto a rope and slides up, but not down the rope |
| untethered | to be unattached, not anchored |
| abyss | a very great depth |
| petrified | terribly afraid |
| mediocre | neither good or bad, ordinary |
| piton | metal spike for driving into a rock or ice surface with a ring for attaching a rope |
| prow | projecting or front edge of a rock |
| cornice | area along the top of a rock formation just below the top |
| inert | lifeless, inactive |
| glissade | a well controlled slide |
