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

They sat in groups on its stone ledges and in the crevasses between the big boulders.

From Seattle Times

Around 9 p.m. on Monday, two team members doing route work for a mountain guide company spotted an unresponsive climber in a crevasse and notified rangers.

From Seattle Times

Every ten feet, red and blue flags jutted up from the Styrofoam snow, and zigzags of black ribbon denoted hidden crevasses.

From Salon

Mountaineers and officials say streams have now begun to flow right from the middle of the base camp and crevasses are widening dangerously and very quickly.

From BBC