Vocab
Vocab 2
Comprehension
Comprehension 2
Comprehension 3
100
evil
What is malevolent
100
a strong gust of wind
What is gale
100
Who made it to the summit with Tilt?
Who is Sneezy
100
Who was Babu trying to reach the summit with?
Who is Sammi.
100
What does Sammi do that makes Babu angry while they are descending?
What is cuts her rope with her ice axe, pushed off from the step, and slid down the slope.
200
giving of light
What is luminescent
200
horrified, shocked
What is aghast
200
What did Tilt die of?
What is hypothermia
200
What did Ethan and Dominic run out of whie summiting Everest?
What is oxygen.
200
How does Cap find out Tilt was the person writing to the National Daily?
What is when he grabbed the satellite phone from Tilt's computer. Tilt's email message was still on the screen.
300
temporary encampment, often in an unsheltered area
What is bivouac
300
something falling or rushing forth in quantity
What is cascade
300
Who found Tilt's body?
Who are Babu, Pasang, and two other Sherpas.
300
What side of the mountain did Cap tell Ethan and Dominic to descend?
What is the North Face
300
How did the Sherpa's "bury" Tilt's body on Everest?
What is wrapped the body in the fabric of a small tent they had salvaged from Camp Four.
400
difficult to catch
What is elusive
400
inspiring, up-lifting
What is buoyed
400
Who did Cap and Babu go looking for?
Who is Tilt
400
What caused Ethan and Dominic to follow a different route down from the summit?
What is the blizzard
400
What do Ethan and Dominic do to survive the night on Everest?
What is bivouac in a crevasse they had fallen into
500
without knowledge or intention
What is inadvertently
500
disturbance, roller coaster ride
What is tumultuous
500
What did Ethan and Dominic fall into while descending the mountain?
What is a crevasse.
500
Who went looking for Ethan and Dominic?
Who is Tilt.
500
When does Cap learn that Dominic is on Everest trying to summit with Ethan?
What is when he reads Tilt's email to the National Daily.
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