[DOC] [TLE] Crevasse - Wikipedia [PAR] A crevasse is a deep crack, or fracture, found in an ice sheet or glacier, as 
opposed to a crevice ... 1 Description ... These crevasses stretch across the 
glacier transverse to the flow direction, ... Bergschrund  Bowie Crevasse Field  
Glaciology... [DOC] [TLE] Bergschrund - Wikipedia [PAR] A bergschrund is a crevasse that forms where moving glacier ice separates from 
the stagnant ice or firn above. It is often a serious obstacle for mountaineers,... [DOC] [TLE] crevasse - National Geographic Society [PAR] Feb 17, 2011 ... Crevasses usually form in the top 50 meters (160 feet) of a glacier, where the ice 
is brittle. ... Bergschrunds are cracks that appear between the moving ice of a ... 
but the area is still one of the most dangerous on the mountain. [DOC] [TLE] Bergschrund | Define Bergschrund at Dictionary.com [PAR] Bergschrund definition, a crevasse, or series of crevasses, at the upper end of a 
... bergschrund. /brkrnt; brund/. noun. 1. a crevasse at the head 
of a ... Learn the correct uses of these two commonly confused homophones. [DOC] [TLE] An Unfamiliar Hazard: Rock Crevasse / Randkluft : Articles ... [PAR] Nov 19, 2010 ... Cornices always give me the willies, and these were monsters. Twenty feet ... 
Crevasse: A deep open crack, esp. one in a glacier. Crevice: A .... Bergschrund: 
crevasse between the glacier and the headwall ice. In Colorado I... [DOC] [TLE] Glossary of Glacier Terminology - Text Version [PAR] Jan 12, 2013 ... It forms when one or more valley glaciers flow from a confined valley onto ... 
Bergschrund. A single large crevasse or series of sub-parallel crevasses that .... 
Typically, these lakes form in bedrock basins scoured by the glacier. [DOC] [TLE] crevasse | geology | Britannica.com [PAR] Crevasses range up to 20 m (65 feet) wide, 45 m (148 feet) deep, and ... faster 
than the outer edges; and bergschrund crevasses, which form between the 
cirque ... Learn More in these related articles: ... 1 Reference found in Britannica 
Articles. [DOC] [TLE] Glacial Landforms [PAR] Bergschrund: These form when a crevasse or wide crack opens along the 
headwall of a glacier; most visible in the ... Paternoster Lake: One of a series of 
small,. [DOC] [TLE] Survivor's story: Man recounts nightmare in glacial crevasse - Daily ... [PAR] Sep 12, 2013 ... Climbing 40 feet out of an icy cold glacial crevasse and then walking .... to come 
down ... it was wet and I had already slipped on one of these ledges. ... bringing 
him to the bergschrund  an area at the top of the glacier where... [DOC] [TLE] Slide 1 [PAR] Crevasses are principal points of input of water & debris into glaciers ... between 
ice and rock at valley wall; bergschrund = deep crevasses in ice, near valley wall 
... if these cracks must propagate upward to eventually form surface crevasses. [DOC] [TLE] Crossing a bergschrund on a snow slope - Petzl [PAR] Activities & Techniques Mountaineering Crossing a bergschrund on a snow 
slope. --None- ... Consult a professional before attempting to perform these 
techniques on your own. The specifics of the ... The leader can reach an existing 
anchor point or create a temporary one in the slope. The second ... Crevasse 
rescue no. 1:... [DOC] [TLE] safety - How to detect a crevasse on a glacier - The Great Outdoors ... [PAR] Oct 28, 2014 ... These form as a result of rotational strain within the ice along the glacier's edge. 
... A bergschrund (from the German for mountain cleft) is a crevasse that ... In 
winters there is no way to detect one, as the ice is hard, so you have... [DOC] [TLE] Glacier Features - Mount Rainier National Park (U.S. National Park ... [PAR] A) Crevasses are cracks and breaks in the glacier ice, formed as the ice moves ... 
These small glaciers occupy a bowl-shaped basin at the head of a mountain 
valley. ... Penitentes, pictured left, are one type of snow formation that can form on 
Mount ... A climber next to a

Question: A bergschrund is a crevasse in one of these
Answer: glacier