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

Schuppli wove a portion of Sharp’s file into a 24-minute collage of ice recordings she and other researchers had made around the world by climbing into crevasses or sticking hydrophones beneath a glacier’s watery lips.

From New York Times

New crevasses opened and ice cliffs were pushed up in a chaotic jumble.

From Washington Post

Earlier this month, a skier from Colorado died after falling into a crevasse.

From Seattle Times

On May 3, a ski mountaineer died after falling into a glacial crevasse in the southeastern part of the park.

From Reuters