crevasses

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It’s best known for wide spine-tingling crevasses spanned by flimsy-looking aluminum ladders lashed together with rope.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Their branches grow in wildly unpredictable directions, and the trees’ gray, gnarled trunks are shot through with holes and crevasses large enough to hide a sleeping child.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2024

Yet for decades, due to the risk of avalanches and hidden snow-lined crevasses, no research expedition had ever been able to reach the peak of Nevado Huascarán to collect these ancient records.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2023

“I enjoyed the scenery, and there’s a little bit of danger with crevasses and ice fall,“ he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Left alone, the eyases explored the flowers, the rocks, and the crevasses in the cliff.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George