crevasse
Example Sentences
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Hikes to the top of Mount Cook, which towers over the Southern Alps running the length of the South Island, are difficult even for experienced climbers because of large crevasses and unpredictable weather.
From BBC
Sherpa said the rescuers spent hours inside the crevasse risking their own lives.
From Seattle Times
“While coming down, he slipped and fell in a crevasse between Camp 3 and Camp 2,” his father, Om Prakash, told the newspaper.
From Seattle Times
An Indian climber who had fallen into a crevasse while descending Nepal’s Mount Annapurna, the world’s 10th-highest peak, was rescued Thursday after three days of searching.
From Washington Times
An Indian climber who went missing after falling into a crevasse on Mount Annapurna in Nepal has been found alive.
From BBC
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