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HAPE
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When liquids fill your lungs and you are having a difficult time breathing
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Gamow bag
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A bag filled with oxygen that may be used when someone has a severe case of HAPE
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Sagamartha
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Another name for Mount Everest
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The main religion where Mt. Everest is
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Buddhist
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The country Everest is in
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Nepal
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What it is called when you have to stop yourself from sliding down the mountain
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Self arrest
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Name of the ceremony that climbers have before they start climbing
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The Puja ceremony
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Crampons
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Spiky mountain climbing boots
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K-2
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2nd highest mountain in the world compared to Mt. Everest
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Peak Marcello
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~14 year old boy~climber ~writer~has 2 sisters ~caring~competitive~main character
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Joshua Wood
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~Peak's biological father~famous climber~not a very good dad
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Peak's mother
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~Peak's mom
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Patrice & Paula
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Peak's two younger sisters, twins, 6 years old,have strong relationship w/ Peak
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Zopa
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Head sherpa,Peak's father trusts him (trustworthy)
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Sun-jo
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Around the age of 14,competitive,climber
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