Mountaineering-Dangers(Azianah)

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  1. avalanche
    a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain
    A village in northern Badakhshan Province was covered by an avalanche last week, killing at least 50 people.
  2. death
    the permanent end of all life functions in an organism
    The killer storm in that avalanche causes alot death.
  3. storm
    a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
    But, just as evening closed in, the storm ceased, and the clouds rolled swiftly away.
  4. killer
    someone who causes the death of a person or animal
    The killer cold causes many people to have frostbite.
  5. disastrous
    having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences
    Terence rubbed his eyes and stared, unable on first awaking to realise such disastrous intelligence.
  6. altitude sickness
    effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
    Altitude sickness often forces unprepared visitors to cut their hikes short.
  7. perilous
    fraught with danger
    We also found that the landing was often the most perilous on clear, windless days, when no clouds crowned the mountains.
  8. hazardous
    involving risk or danger
    The move was hazardous, but he reached City Point safely.
  9. blizzard
    a weather event with widespread snowfall and strong winds
    Violent blizzards and knee-deep snow made travel painful enough, but under Rae's exacting leadership the hardships became extreme.
  10. frostbite
    damage to bodily tissue caused by extreme cold
    “Wind chill values at this level will cause frostbite to exposed skin within 30 minutes,” according to the weather service bulletin.
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