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grade 3 cliff hanger
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| being tied to a person or a rock with a rope for safety | belay |
| a trip down into or from something, such as a mountain | descent |
| a set of straps that can attach to a safety rope | harness |
| to come down a cliff by sliding down a rope | rappel |
| made a slow and difficult journey on foot | trekked |
| a large or important church | Cathedral |
| a book used to record the names of guests at a hotel, club, or school | registration book |
| rock-climbing tools that are jammed into cracks in the rock and used to anchor ropes | climbing nuts |
| metal rings used by rock climbers to attach ropes to themselves or to climbing nuts | carabiners |
| areas of rocks, snow, or earth that fell down a mountain | avalanches |
| a tall column or pillar | shaft |
| a shelf of rock | ledge |
| a long narrow chain of mountains | ridge |
| making firm, steady | bracing |
| falling suddenly and quickly | plunging |
| short splashing noises | splats |
| moved slowly and carefully | eased |
| a large, empty space | void |
| something to hold on to for support | handhold |
| knew something before it happened | foresaw |
| straight up and down | vertical |
| to climb without being attached to anything | free climb |
| an act of thinking hard, staying focused | concentration |