On Thin Ice

A perilous climb from start to finish.
A themed crossword centered on mountaineering. Features vocabulary about climbing, glacial geography, and the perils of a high-altitude ascent.
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Across

  • 2A
    Saves from a crevasse, perhaps
  • 6A
    Surface that's dangerous when thin
  • 7A
    What a mountaineer constantly faces
  • 10A
    Crop up, as unexpected trouble on a summit attempt
  • 11A
    Radio time for a hit song
  • 13A
    Climber's lifelines
  • 15A
    Like the author of "Ulysses"
  • 16A
    Mountaintop rescue pro, for short
  • 17A
    Meshed, like a climbing gear's teeth

Down

  • 1D
    Compacted snow on its way to becoming glacial
  • 2D
    Fixing a busted crampon, say
  • 3D
    Getting down to the bare essentials?
  • 4D
    Like a furious avalanche
  • 5D
    Precipitation that can cause an avalanche
  • 8D
    A misstep on a ledge, perhaps
  • 9D
    Shetland or Lofoten, for some chilly examples
  • 12D
    High-altitude source material for a glacier
  • 14D
    Prefix with freeze