- the
Roosevelt Glacier icefall.
Icefalls are
climbed because of
their beauty and the
challenge they pose. In some cases, an
icefall may
provide the only...
- The
Khumbu Icefall is
located at the head of the
Khumbu Glacier and the foot of the
Western Cwm. It lies at an
elevation of 5,486
metres (17,999 ft) on...
-
Beardmore Glacier. The Wild
Icefalls cross the
northern stream, to the west of
Skaar Ridge and
Buckley Island. The
Shackleton Icefalls extend across the southern...
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which was
taken over as the
British Halley Research Station. The
Brunt Icefalls (75°55′S 25°0′W / 75.917°S 25.000°W / -75.917; -25.000)
extend along...
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Edwards Spur and
Moulton Icefalls in the north,
Gawne Nunatak,
Britt Peak,
Kohler Dome in the south, and the ****son
Icefalls to the east. 76°03′S 135°08′W...
- 933°S 158.667°E / -79.933; 158.667. A
series of
about eight spectacular icefalls, in an east-west line,
falling steeply from
Bucknell Ridge into the narrowest...
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Icefall is in
pitch dark. It is
safer for
climbers to go
through the
icefall at
night because the
temperatures at
night drop. Therefore, the
icefall is...
- coordinates) 82°57′S 155°00′E / 82.950°S 155.000°E / -82.950; 155.000
Icefalls near the head of
Nimrod Glacier. Seen by the
northern party of the NZGSAE...
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rocks just
south of
Cavendish Icefalls in the
middle of
Taylor Glacier.
Named by US-ACAN in 1964
after Cavendish Icefalls. 77°46′S 161°18′E / 77.767°S...
- weather, and wind, as well as
hazards from
avalanches and the
Khumbu Icefall. As of May 2024, 340
people have died on Everest. Over 200
bodies remain...
