Mountaineering - Dangers (Alfianah)

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  1. avalanche
    a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain
    An avalanche occurs when unstable snow conditions let loose and cascade down the mountain.
  2. hazard
    an unpredictable phenomenon that causes a certain result
    He battled as if his own life had been at hazard. Stanton, Henry B.
  3. blizzard
    a weather event with widespread snowfall and strong winds
    Luckily he had stayed over nearby the night before, because an early February blizzard paralyzed the city that morning. New York Times (Feb 2, 2012)
  4. arctic
    extremely cold
    Three times in less than as many hours one had received an arctic bath. Mudge, Zachariah Atwell
  5. altitude sickness
    effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
  6. frostbite
    damage to bodily tissue caused by extreme cold
    Because of the extreme cold though he lost five fingers during his climb due to frostbite. Children's BBC (Apr 12, 2010)
  7. hike
    walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
    As governor, he raised taxes and even tried to hike fees on the blind. Washington Post (Jan 9, 2012)
  8. crevasse
    a deep fissure
    These crevasses are developed at right angles to the strain and often produce intersecting fissures in several directions. Various
  9. rapid climb
    a rapid rise
    It was nearly six o’clock when Paul came in sight, breathless and exhausted from his rapid climb up the hill. Sayler, H. L. (Harry Lincoln)
  10. waterfall
    a place where a river or stream flows down
    Waterfalls trickle down colossal cliffs, collecting in gin-clear basins brimming with fish.
Created on 三月 29, 2012 (updated 四月 4, 2012)

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