2. A thirst for adventure Flashcards
a ___ for adventure
jano
thirst
the sense of ___
saavutus
achievement
___ those crags
kiivetä
scale
bullied ___ at school
armottomasti
mercilessly
I suffered attacks of ___
ahdistus
anxiety
___ to be away
haluton
reluctant
the world’s highest ___
huippu
peak
build up ___
kestävyys
stamina
took up ___
kalliokiipeily
rock climbing
I began ___
varojen keruu hyväntekeväisyyteen
fundraising
I ___ Mont Blanc
kiipesin
ascended
after weeks of ___
vaellus
trekking
an ___ killed 16 guides
lumivyöry
avalanche
all climbing was ___
hylättiin
abandoned
the ___ of some real climbing
mahdollisuus
prospect
the morning was ___, stormy and turbulent
synkeä
grim
the morning was grim, ___ and turbulent
myrskyisä
stormy
the morning was grim, stormy and ___
myllertävä
turbulent
laden with ___
reput
rucksacks
we passed ___ columns
korkealle kohoava
towering
we passed towering ___
pylväät
columns
___ ledges
murentuva
crumbling
crumbling ___
kallionkielekkeet
ledges
yawning ___
halkeamat
crevasses
thick ___ obscured the route
sumu
fog
when the ___ struck
maanjäristys
earthquake
the noise that ___
kaikui
echoed
through the ___
laakso
valley
I looked up, ___,
pelästyneenä
startled
swim against the white ___
virta, hyöky
tide
vast ___ of ice
lohkot, palat
chunks
I was in their ___
reitti, polku
path
___ my death
ilmoittaa
announce
the wind ___
tyyntyi
subsided
I had ___ the worst
paennut
escaped
a ___ could be on the way
romahdus
collapse
there was no ___
vastaus
response
___ reuniting with Tim
lopulta
eventually
the team had ___ we were dead
olettanut
assumed
his death ___ me badly
vaikutti
affected
eaten up by survivor’s ___
syyllisyys
guilt
return for a third ___
yritys
attempt
it’s something I need to ___
voittaa, selviytyä
overcome