Debris covered glacier
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 5:22 pm
Something I've been thinking on, how safe is it to walk on a glacier that is completely covered by rocks/boulders?
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BrunoM wrote:Something I've been thinking on, how safe is it to walk on a glacier that is completely covered by rocks/boulders?
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
WouterB wrote:Aren't my legs obviously, just making a point... .
rdesota wrote:This thread is hilarious.
BrunoM wrote:Something I've been thinking on, how safe is it to walk on a glacier that is completely covered by rocks/boulders?
BrunoM wrote:Some glaciers that I know in the Ecrins, most of the times it's the lower part/runout that's covered in rocks.
BrunoM wrote:Some glaciers that I know in the Ecrins, most of the times it's the lower part/runout that's covered in rocks.
Diggler wrote: A partner of mine literally flew from an unstable boulder that was tipped.