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bergschrund

bergschrund

9.9
A deep crack at the top of a glacier next to the mountain
  • noun
  • /ˈbərɡˌshrənd/
  • UK
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  • Novices should consider roping up before climbing past the bergschrund at roughly 9,300 feet.

Examples

  • As I leaned out and went over the edge, I could see into the dark depths of the bergschrund.

  • These occur on such a grand scale in the Himalaya that finding the power source (likely in a deep crevasse or even in the upper bergschrund) is less than needle-in-a-haystack odds.

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  • Recent widening of a bergschrund has increased the difficulty from Grade F ("easy") to Grade PD C ("a little difficult").

Synonyms

crevasse
vsbergschrund
9 8.6

A deep open crack in a glacier or in the ground

is a specific crack that forms at a glacier's upper edge by the mountain wall

Surface Forms

bergschrund singular
bergschrunds plural

Etymology

The word bergschrund comes from German parts berg ('mountain'), the same berg you see in iceberg, and schrund ('split' or 'deep crack'). So a bergschrund is the big gap or deep crack that forms where a glacier meets the mountain.