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schrund (ʃrʊnt) [Ger.] A crevasse; spec. = bergschrund. schrund line, schrundline: (see quot. 19042).1870 A. G. Girdlestone High Alps without Guides ii. 36 We could see into the great blue ‘schrunds’, in which innumerable and gigantic icicles depended from the roof. 1871 E. Whymper Scrambles amongst...
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Bergschrund
It is often a serious obstacle for mountaineers, who sometimes abbreviate "bergschrund" to "schrund".
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bergschrund
bergschrund Phys. Geogr. (ˈbɛkʃrʊnt) [G., f. berg (see barrow n.1) + schrund cleft, crevice.] A crevasse or series of crevasses often found near the head of a mountain glacier.1843 J. D. Forbes Trav. through Alps 298, I perceived an enormous Berg-schrund, or well defined crevass, which separated the...
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Colin Haley
In 2017, Haley climbed and descended the North Buttress of Mount Hunter in 7 hours and 47 'schrund-to-summit. Haley set the speed record for climbing the Cassin Ridge on Denali in June 2018 in 8 hours and 7 minutes 'schrund-to-summit.
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snow
▪ I. snow, n.1 (snəʊ) Forms: α. (Latterly north. and Sc.) 1– snaw, 4–6, 8–9 snawe; 1 snauw, 1–4, 6 snau, 5 snaue; 1, 9 sna, 9 snaa. β. 3– snow (3 snou, snov), 3–7 snowe (5 sknowe), 9 dial. sno, snoo. γ. 3–4 snouh, 3 snovȝ, 4 snowh, snowȝ, snoȝ. [Common Teutonic: OE. snáw, = OFris. *snê (WFris. snie,...
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