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Everest
Poetry
Colleciton
Vocab
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a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose.

expedition


100

commit to memory; learn by heart

memorizing 

100

the place to which someone or something is going or being sent 

destination 

100

distance around something; circumference 

girth

100

a dome shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine 

stupa

200

violent or damaging disorder; chaos

mayhem

200

looking closely at something that is hard to see

peering 

200

process of allowing the body to adjust to the climate, especially at high altitiudes

acclimatization 

200

bring the different elements of (a complex activity or organization) into a relationship that will ensure efficiency or harmony. 

coordinate 

200

having too little oxygen

hypoxic 
300
a long journey, especially one made on foot.

Trek

300

symbolize the radiant and divine qualities of truth, enlightenment, and guidance, often associated with heavenly or spiritual truths. 

Celestial rays 

300

deep cracks in ice or glacier

crevasses

300

 crossing or overlapping 

intersecting 

300

a device used in climbing that can be clipped to a rope to act as a foothold or handhold, to keep something in position 

ascender 

400

a person employed to carry luggage and other loads

porters 

400

by way of; by means of; through

via 

400

broad valley at the base of Mount Everst

Western Cwm

400

a place of interest that people visit for pleasure, leisure, or to experience its natural or cultural beauty, historical significance or amusement opportunities  

tourist spots 

400

not actually but having the appearance of

pseudo 
500

an act of travelling from one place to another

journeys 

500

traveled through; moved across

traversed 

500

metal plates with spikes that are attached to boots to provide greater traction

crampons 

500

moving with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait

shambling 

500

a person who writes letters to a person or a newspaper, especially on a regular basis 

correspondents 

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