"Icefall" Example Sentences
1. The climbers navigated the treacherous icefall.
2. Glittering ice pinnacles towered above the icefall.
3. They climbed carefully through the gaps in the icefall.
4. The icefall blocked the path to the summit.
5. The crashing sounds of the icefall filled the air.
6. Chunks of ice broke off continuously from the icefall.
7. They had to maneuver around the unstable seracs in the icefall.
8. The narrow gaps between the ice towers made progress slow through the icefall.
9. Towering icicles hung from the edge of the icefall.
10. A rumbling noise warned of shifting ice in the icefall.
11. The climbers roped up tightly for the traverse through the icefall.
12. An avalanche plunged down through the middle of the icefall.
13. They could see the foot of the icefall from their camp.
14. Pulverized ice dusted the surface of the icefall.
15. The ice towers in the icefall glittered in the morning sun.
16. They emerged breathless from below the icefall.
17. Danger lurked around every bend in the icefall.
18. Huge chunks of ice crashed down around them in the icefall.
19. Loose snow avalanches showered down from the icefall.
20. The icefall was blocked with enormous quantities of ice towers.
21. Crevasses split the glacier below the icefall.
22. The thundering sounds of the icefall shook the mountain.
23. The icefall dropped hundreds of feet to the glacier below.
24. The shadows of the ice towers danced across the icefall.
25. The climbers were tiny specks beneath the vast icefall.
26. The narrow gap they had chosen to climb through in the icefall became blocked.
27. They climbed as fast as they could through the dangerous icefall.
28. A serac split off from the icefall above their heads.
29. Glaring sunlight reflected off the polished ice of the icefall.
30. They had to wait hours for the shifting ice in the icefall to stabilize.
31. The huge amount of ice meant the icefall was very unstable.
32. The crevasses below the icefall dropped into darkness.
33. Loose ice plates littered the surface of the icefall.
34. Ice dust swirled up from the climbers' steps in the icefall.
35. The snow bridge they crossed collapsed underfoot as they entered the icefall.
36. More dangerous than the objectively hazardous ice of the icefall was the anxiety it induced in the climbers.
37. From a distance, the icefall looked beautiful and pristine; up close it was dangerous and unstable.
38. The climbers felt small and vulnerable as they scrambled between the towers of ice in the massive icefall.
39. The snow bridge under their feet shook as chunks of ice crashed onto it from above in the icefall.
40. The howling winds buffeted them as they made their way through the exposed sections of the icefall.
41. The shadows of the icefall stretched across the glacier as the sun rose higher in the sky.
42. Ice glittered brilliantly on every surface of the vast, sprawling icefall.
43. New crevasses opened up before them as they descended the lower reaches of the icefall.
44. The climbers skirted around the edge of a huge ice tower in the middle of the icefall.
45. They paused to take a photo from below the towering ice of the icefall.
46. They emerged exhausted from the labyrinth of ice towers that made up the icefall.
47. They had to climb over vast walls of ice and squeeze through narrow ice corridors in the icefall.
48. The lower section of the icefall was steepest and most prone to avalanches.
49. The climbers breathed a sigh of relief once they exited from the dangers of the icefall.
50. They hurried through the icefall as quickly as safety allowed.
51. The crevices in the ice resonated with the deep, rolling sounds of the icefall.
52. Jagged seracs lined the edge of the enormous icefall.
53. The deeper shadows in the icefall hinted at unseen dangers.
54. The summit seemed impossibly distant from the bottom of the icefall.
55. They scaled the ice towers of the icefall like spiders crawling up ice spears.
56. A blizzard began just as they entered the maze of the icefall.
57. The bergschrund at the base of the icefall plunged into darkness.
58. Progress through the icefall was slow and methodical.
59. The climber's anxiety level spiked upon encountering the vast scale of the icefall.
60. Upon exiting the icefall, they felt they had conquered a dangerous challenge.
Common Phases
1. Topple into the
icefall - To fall from the edge of the
icefall into the crevasses below.
2. Climb through the
icefall - To make one's way through the maze of ice formations in an
icefall.
3. Navigate the
icefall - To find pathways through obstacles in an
icefall.
4. Walk beneath the
icefall - To traverse underneath the ice towers in an
icefall.
5. Creep beneath the
icefall - To slowly make one's way under an
icefall, being careful of falling ice.
6. Routes through the
icefall - Pathways climbers can take that weave between ice formations in an
icefall.
7. Zip lines over the
icefall - (Not likely!) But would indicate sliding over an
icefall on a cable.
8. Loose ice in the
icefall - Ice formations that are unstable and prone to breaking off in an
icefall.
9. Hazardous
icefall conditions - When an
icefall is especially unstable due to warming temperatures, heavy snowfall, etc.
10. Descend through the
icefall - To go down through an
icefall, usually on one's way off the mountain.
11. Scale the walls of the
icefall - To climb up the sheer sides of an
icefall's walls of ice towers.
12. Glittering
icefall - An
icefall that reflects brilliantly in the sun due to ice in myriad forms.
13. Rumble of the
icefall - The noises the
icefall makes as the ice shifts and cracks.
14. Base of the
icefall - The place where the
icefall emerges from the larger glacier.
15. Dangerous crossing of the
icefall - When climbers face high risk of avalanches, collapsing seracs, or falling ice as they navigate an
icefall.