Climbing Waterfalls
People from below might think you look like this famous superhero
Who is Spider-Man
a point where the rope is attached to the ice
anchor
Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary reached the top of Mount Everest in this year
1953
Ice climbers aren't the only_________who love challenges
athletes
You can practice on this type of wall before ice climbing
what is foam
This a fact about ice
slippery
one short section of a climb
pitch
The summit or highest point of Mount Everest is how many feet
29,035
There is always an _________ of risk
element
Teachers explain the proper use of these items
ropes
axes
tools
Ice climbers have to be very focused and________
strong
a deep crack in the ice
crevasse
Ice climbing grew out of
European mountain climbing
mountaineering
All athletes push these 2 things to the limit
minds and bodies
falling rock and ice can cause a climber to lose this
what is their grip
both feet, at lest one hand or both hands and at lest one foot are anchored in the ice at all times
Three-Point Contact
a safety technique with a rope
belay
Mount Everest is in these mountains
What are the Himalayan
Athletes have a great sense of this ____________
accomplishment
brrr This can effect fingers and toes
what is frostbit
According to this ice climber the sound you want to hear your ax make when swing into the ice is a ping
Who is Patti Poulis
the most difficult section of a climb
crux
In the 1920's this British climber and his mountaineering group practiced ice climbing before trying to make it to the top of Mount Everest: he never made it
Who is George Mallory
Three things that athletes need to have
focus
courage
perseverance
don't yell to loud or you may cause this
what is an avalanche