WouterB wrote:

BrunoM wrote:Something I've been thinking on, how safe is it to walk on a glacier that is completely covered by rocks/boulders?

The only thing that ever happened to me when doing it was the following on my hands and knees.


and had I been a less... over-energetic person, it wouldn't have happened anyway

Your skin is soft and silky looking, but you could do with a bit more sun....

DMT

MoapaPk wrote:

Diggler wrote: A partner of mine literally flew from an unstable boulder that was tipped.

The ability to fly is a plus in such terrain.

To the OP we have what are termed 'rock glaciers' here in CA, in fact we have a lot of them. Most of us climbers walk right up them without even knowing we're on them. These are stable remnants, lacking crevasses associated with more rapidly moving glaciers. Loose, tumbling rock is really the biggest danger I guess.

For a more lively glacier covered in rock, like the lower snout of a big glacier, hell, its gotta 'depend' right? Each one has to be different is my thinking. I have pretty limited experience on bigger glaciers though.

DMT

Reminds me of the Carbon Glacier on Mt Rainier. Completely covered with rock. I hiked to the base of it years ago, a great hike through lush forest, but didn't go on it. At the snout we sat and watched, every minute or two another large rock would tumble off the end as it melted away.