Crevasses

Deep Crevasses on the Ingraham Glacier during the Downclimb more ...

Mt. Rainier 2010

Checking for Crevasses before Pitching Tents more ...

Denali 2010

Crevasses occur in the Brittle Layer as it is dragged along with the flowing Plastic Layer but it is unable to bend when the flow is over rock outcrops or other sudden change.

Guliya Core #2 and Mountain Glacier Flow « Climate Audit 2006

Crevasses warned us that we were on another glacier, and soon we looked down almost to the seaward edge of the great riven ice – mass.

South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917 2006

During the course of the following interview, Asano was preparing the release of an album titled Crevasses.

Disquiet » Silent Running 2001

Crevasses in the dark _do_ put your nerves on edge.

The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922

Crevasses over thirty feet in width usually have very solid bridges and may be considered safe, but this one had badly broken edges and one hundred yards on the right the lid had collapsed.

The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920

Crevasses were mostly invisible, and on the slope upwards to the ice-cap more troublesome than usual.

The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920

Crevasses were so numerous that we took measures to vent them.

The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920

Crevasses in the glacier-ice were far too frequent to permit of reckless speed even in a clear atmosphere, and then there were hideous precipices along the edges of which our way often led us.

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912