Icefall
Perhaps the most conspicuous consequence of glacier flow, icefalls occur where the glacier bed steepens and/or narrows. Most glacier ice flows at speeds of a few hundred metres per year or less. However, the flow of ice in an icefall may be measured in kilometres per year. Such rapid flow cannot be accommodated by plastic deformation of the ice. Instead, the ice fractures forming crevasses. Intersecting fractures form ice columns or seracs. These processes are imperceptible for the most part; however, a serac may collapse or topple abruptly and without warning. This behavior often poses the biggest risk to mountaineers climbing in an icefall.
Icefall
Perhaps the most conspicuous consequence of glacier flow, icefalls occur where the glacier bed steepens and/or narrows. Most glacier ice flows at speeds of a few hundred metres per year or less. However, the flow of ice in an icefall may be measured in kilometres per year. Such rapid flow cannot be accommodated by plastic deformation of the ice. Instead, the ice fractures forming crevasses. Intersecting fractures form ice columns or seracs. These processes are imperceptible for the most part; however, a serac may collapse or topple abruptly and without warning. This behavior often poses the biggest risk to mountaineers climbing in an icefall.
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Ein Gletscherbruch, meist jedo ...... eute nichts mehr erhalten ist.
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Lodospad – stroma część lodowc ...... czkowej we wspinaczce lodowej.
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Perhaps the most conspicuous c ...... oother and easier to traverse.
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Uma cascata de gelo ou cascata ...... água líquida ou queda de água.
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Una cascada de hielo es, como ...... 5500 m sobre el nivel del mar.
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Una cascata di ghiaccio è una ...... sulle Alpi e sugli Appennini.
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Ледопад — часть ледника, котор ...... его преодолевать ледолазанием.
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アイスフォール(英語: Icefall)は、一部の氷河に存在 ...... れはエベレストのネパール側ノーマルルートの一部となっている。
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Ein Gletscherbruch, meist jedo ...... eute nichts mehr erhalten ist.
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Lodospad – stroma część lodowc ...... czkowej we wspinaczce lodowej.
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Perhaps the most conspicuous c ...... ineers climbing in an icefall.
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Uma cascata de gelo ou cascata ...... água líquida ou queda de água.
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Una cascada de hielo es, como ...... ocas del año están congeladas.
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Una cascata di ghiaccio è una ...... sulle Alpi e sugli Appennini.
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Ледопад — часть ледника, котор ...... , чем обычное течение ледника.
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アイスフォール(英語: Icefall)は、一部の氷河に存在 ...... れはエベレストのネパール側ノーマルルートの一部となっている。
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Cascada de hielo
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Cascata de gelo
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Cascata di ghiaccio
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Gletscherbruch
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Icefall
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Lodospad
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Ледопад
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アイスフォール
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