| 单词 | icefall |
| 例句 | Before I could plot a logical course through the icefall, the wind came up, and snow began to slant hard out of the clouds, stinging my face and reducing visibility to almost nothing. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We left at first light, heading up the icefall on the south side of the mountain, laden with rucksacks. Experience: I was caught in an avalanche on Everest 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The Khumbu icefall is particularly fatal to sherpas and others, with huge blocks of ice prone to falling and huge crevasses. John Oliver on climbing Mount Everest: 'like the line at Trader Joe’s' 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z These remains were found in what park officials describe as a “highly dangerous location” threatened by falling rock and icefall from Willis Wall and an increase in new crevasses on Carbon Glacier. Three bodies recovered on Rainier, believed to be from May accident 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z She couldn’t have known that she would film as the Sherpas’ bodies were airlifted off the icefall, and watch as the locals channelled their shock and anger into something unheard of: a strike. On strike at 8,848 metres: Sherpa and the story of an Everest revolution 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z “With the backdrop of the icefall and the glaciers, hearing avalanches in the distance, you have this really powerful moment — and you’re also deprived of a lot of oxygen,” he said. Weddings at the edge of the world 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Climate effects will "change the experience" of Everest climbs as more bedrock is exposed in place of snow and ice, and icefalls and avalanches become more "dynamic", the study said. Mount Everest: Deadly season puts focus on record climbing permits 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The icefall, on the South Col route to the summit of Everest, rapidly falls down the mountain opening large crevasses with little warning and dislodging huge towers of ice, known as seracs. Why Everest base camp won't be moving anytime soon 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Three Sherpa climbers died in an avalanche in the Khumbu icefall on April 12. American doctor dies on Mount Everest 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Potential hazards, from icefall to rapidly changing weather, add risk to climbing Mount Rainier. Mount Rainier named top mountain climbing spot in U.S. 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The ropes and ladders that a team of Sherpa guides lashed across the chasms in the notorious Khumbu icefall had to be fixed daily rather than the usual once a week. The queen of Everest trains while working at Whole Foods 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Mr Sherpa is one of Nepal's highly experienced mountain guides, known as "icefall doctors", who fix ropes and aluminium ladders for climbers on Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. Mount Everest: Even world's highest peak not immune to the Ukraine war 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z “You used to invite people over for coffee or to play cards. Now the only time you get close is in the icefalls where maybe you’ll fist-bump a fellow climber,” he said. Andrew Hughes’ 2020 Mount Everest attempt was foiled by COVID-19. Now, the Seattleite is trying again 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Flanked by vast glaciers and thrashed by sub-zero winds, as well as frequent icefalls, avalanches, and rock-falls, a successful winter ascent will require a mix of technical prowess, unbreakable spirit and a measure of luck. K2: 'Savage Mountain' beckons for unprecedented winter climb 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z If you spend enough time in the icefall, she says, you are guaranteed to die. She climbed Everest nine times and set a world record – so why doesn’t she have sponsors? 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z She was there in 2014 when a block of ice the size of a building sheared off Everest’s western slope and an ice avalanche wiped out a Sherpa team in the Khumbu icefall. The queen of Everest trains while working at Whole Foods 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Standing outside his yellow tent at the top of the sprawling base camp, the 50-year-old Mr Sherpa pointed to the vast Khumbu icefall towering above. Mount Everest: Even world's highest peak not immune to the Ukraine war 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Richards’s relationship with Everest began in 2010, when he worked with Extreme Ice Survey, a long-term study documenting the glacier recession along the Khumbu icefall. After an ‘overcrowded’ Everest season, two climbers try to forge a new route 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z In August 2008, 11 experienced climbers tragically died on K2 after a series of deadly icefalls on an infamously treacherous patch known as the Bottleneck, which needs to be skilfully traversed at 8,200m. K2: 'Savage Mountain' beckons for unprecedented winter climb 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z The icefall is a notoriously steep and treacherous part of the Khumbu glacier which climbers must negotiate between Base Camp and Camp 1. A Sherpa’s guide to climbing Everest 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z This is the scene of Khumbu icefall on April 19, as several climbers were on their way up high camps for the first rotation. Why Mt Everest's summit gets so crowded 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z The "icefall doctors" identify the safest route and fix ropes up to Camp One and Two. Mount Everest: Even world's highest peak not immune to the Ukraine war 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Most importantly, they fix the ropes and ladders over the crevasses and icefalls that enable mountaineers to scale the peak. Famed Sherpa climber helps Nepal kids reach greater heights 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z The five-member team’s initial expedition to Everest had come to an abrupt end when a massive avalanche struck the Khumbu icefall and base camp, killing 16 Sherpas, including one from All’s team. Indiana Jones of climate science: the professor who escaped a 70ft crevasse 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z And perhaps most important, fixing ropes and ladders over crevasses and icefalls that enable mountaineers to achieve what for most is unattainable — standing on top of the world. Widows, ace guide to climb Everest to honor Sherpas 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z A chunk of the glacier the size of a five-story building had collapsed, a guide said, reminiscent of an icefall avalanche on Mount Rainier that killed 11 climbers in 1981. Washington speeders beware, and Boeing swaggers into big show | Friday Morning Brief, July 13 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z A guided climbing party discovered the icefall Saturday morning. ‘This would have been an unsurvivable event’: When a glacier crumbles on Mount Rainier 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Continue as the white-crowned sparrow’s melody urges you farther upvalley, to views of the Stairway icefall, a magnificent ice formation spilling 6,000ft off Mount Regal. The 22 best US national parks to escape the crowds, chosen by experts 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Potential hazards, from icefall to rapidly changing weather, add risk to the challenge. Meeting ‘The Mountain’ 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Sherpa’s husband, Mingma Sherpa, was part of an elite team of icefall “doctors” who are the first to fix ropes and aluminum ladders over the crevasses. Widows, ace guide to climb Everest to honor Sherpas 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Learn how it happened and watch as an expedition encounters the icefall. Washington speeders beware, and Boeing swaggers into big show | Friday Morning Brief, July 13 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Conway, who researches glaciology as part of the university’s earth and space sciences department, said “icefalls are notoriously hard to predict.” ‘This would have been an unsurvivable event’: When a glacier crumbles on Mount Rainier 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The siphons lowered the height of the lake by nearly 20 feet, but they were damaged in recent icefall, and only two are now working. As Peru’s glaciers melt, its problems are only beginning 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z There were a lot of Sherpas, people native to Nepal, in the icefall that day, backed up because one of the ladders used to cross was out. Jackson woman to return to Mount Everest for third climb 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z “We took special pride in the fact that climbing rocks and icefalls had no economic value in society,” Chouinard wrote in Let My People Go Surfing. Patagonia and The North Face: saving the world – one puffer jacket at a time 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Everest expeditions in 2014 were cancelled after 16 sherpas died in an icefall avalanche. Australian woman and Dutch man die on Everest as Queensland teen reaches summit 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Reilly said icefall is a risk inherent to the Disappointment Cleaver approach. ‘This would have been an unsurvivable event’: When a glacier crumbles on Mount Rainier 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Sixteen Sherpas died on their way to Camp One in an icefall in 2014. Avalanche fears over unauthorised Everest helicopter flights - BBC News 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z She stood with other climbers as helicopters long-lined the dead from the icefall to base camp, where they were unclipped, placed under a blue tarp and photographed with an iPhone. Jackson woman to return to Mount Everest for third climb 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z "The condition of the icefall now is like it was before the earthquake," he said. A year after Nepal quake, some united in grief; others climb again 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The icefall is one of the most dangerous stretches of the route to the world's highest point. Everest Sherpas battle crevasses on Khumbu Icefall route - BBC News 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z "We plan to begin rope fixing work in the treacherous icefall section after conducting a ground survey," leading icefall doctor Ang Kami Sherpa told the Himalayan Times earlier this week. Everest: Sherpas to repair dangerous Khumbu Icefall route - BBC News 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The Khumbu icefall, an unstable glacier field, for example, is considered one of the deadliest sections of the route up Mount Everest. Climate Model Suggests Everest Glaciers Could Nearly Disappear 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Already concerned about the instability of the Khumbu icefall, a particularly dangerous section of the Nepalese ascent, he moved operations of his Alpenglow Expeditions agency to Tibet. After Nepal disasters, more climbers eye Chinese route to Everest 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Everest expeditions after 16 were killed in an avalanche on the perilous Khumbu icefall. Survivors battle for helicopters near Nepal village that vanished 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The icefall doctors - as the Sherpas are known - reached Camp One this week. Everest Sherpas battle crevasses on Khumbu Icefall route - BBC News 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z An avalanche triggered by last weekend's earthquake - which killed 19 climbers at Base Camp - swept away fixed ropes and ladders placed in the icefall, making it impossible for climbing teams to reach Camp One. Nepal under pressure to re-open Everest route after quake - BBC News 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Each climbing season, a special Nepali team called the “icefall doctors” was charged with selecting and securing the safest route over the unstable blocks of ice. A minute of horror, then hours of panic on the path to Mount Everest 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Those who are in charge of fixing ropes and ladders — referred to as the “icefall doctors” — will resume working on the route within two days. Everest avalanche survivor: ‘Like the world was coming to an end’ 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Crossing the icefall is one of the most technical parts of the climb to the roof of the world. Nepal quake on Everest: BBC man's lucky escape - BBC News 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Further avalanches then made it impossible for icefall doctors to repair the route, leading to the cancellation of all expeditions this spring. Everest Sherpas battle crevasses on Khumbu Icefall route - BBC News 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z More than a dozen climbers remain at the camp above the icefall, awaiting evacuation Wednesday. Scores of stranded climbers airlifted from Mt. Everest camps 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z By week’s end, Nepali authorities said Mount Everest climbs could resume once the icefall was repaired. A minute of horror, then hours of panic on the path to Mount Everest 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Just a year ago, an avalanche in the icefall killed more than a dozen sherpas on Everest. Everest Climber: 'There's an Element of Risk That We Accept' 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z The other half of our expedition was still on the icefall when the earthquake struck. Nepal quake on Everest: BBC man's lucky escape - BBC News 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Climbers, through blog posts, text messages and emails, described the destruction from an icefall that descended after the earthquake on Saturday. Climbers Describe Mayhem on Mount Everest After Nepal Earthquake 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z The icefall, which is just above base camp, is a key route up the lower part of Everest. Washington Everest team loses medic as result of avalanche 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z Less than three hours later, everyone was below the icefall. A minute of horror, then hours of panic on the path to Mount Everest 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z The South East Ridge route on Everest passes through the treacherous Khumbu icefall and the South Col, pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in their historic 1953 ascent. Nepal reassures Everest climbers on safety a year after deadly avalanche 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z The next morning, the six men climbed the icefall and approached the lower lip of a crater about a quarter-mile across. Climber recalls Rainier blizzard that trapped group 50 years ago 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z He was an aspiring Everest climber and was on his first rotation through the icefall. Climbing Mount Everest: Hostility Follows Deadly Avalanche 2014-05-01T15:55:44Z There was fury among the roughly 400 sherpas at base camp after the April 18 accident on the perilous Khumbu icefall, the single deadliest disaster on the world's highest mountain. Everest tragedy exposes big business behind noble pursuit 2014-04-27T10:21:49Z He said sherpas expose themselves to far more risk than their clients, moving many times up and down the fragile icefall ferrying loads and fixing lines. Nepal Government Meets Sherpas' Demands after Deadly Avalanche 2014-04-22T14:31:10Z Although relatively low on the mountain, climbers say the icefall is one of the most dangerous places on Mount Everest. Death Toll Climbs to at Least 13 in Worst Tragedy on Everest 2014-04-19T12:11:11Z At the other end of the planet, documentarians recently captured the largest icefall ever recorded on film. 33 Unforgettable Images Of Antarctica 2012-12-17T19:57:55Z We climbed upward along the glacier, marking more points, until we reached the base of what appeared to be a navigable icefall. Scientist at Work Blog: The Majesty of Rinchen Zoe 2012-11-04T22:02:27Z He was 27-years-old at the time, and helped to find the route through the icefall. Everest pioneer Westmacott dies 2012-06-22T11:50:20Z In less than an hour we were at the foot of the icefall. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Sherpas and other guides have reported that it is “getting much harder to maintain the ladders and the ice screws and the fixed ropes in the icefall,” Mr. Breashears said. Green Column: Retreat of Glaciers Makes Some Climbs Tougher 2011-12-26T04:35:07Z The lower icefall was horrific," Band said, "and we were absolutely extended. George Band obituary 2011-08-28T17:44:00Z A cluster of séracs on a neighboring icefall showed all their mad chaos. The Silent Barrier He then spent the rest of the expedition keeping the icefall open, while the other mountaineers were up above it. Everest pioneer Westmacott dies 2012-06-22T11:50:20Z Even as we entered the icefall our feet had occasionally broken the crust; as we came out of it we were stamping a trail. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z I showed Kendricks a notch in the ridge, thousands of feet lower than the peaks, and well-sheltered from the icefalls on either side. The Planet Savers Having cleverly bypassed the lower icefall and pitched Camp 2, they found the upper section much safer. George Band obituary 2011-08-28T17:44:00Z It was a matter of policy to go with caution, and a thing of some moment to hear the thud and splintering of little distant icefalls about one in the darkness. At a Winter's Fire They are utterly ignorant that from the top of the icefall which they visit you may walk for hours on the eternal ice. English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice In ten minutes we came to another corridor like the first, which brought us out above the icefall. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z We drew up a slope on this surface and discovered a long icefall extending right across our track, I presume the same pressure which caused Shackleton to turn towards the Cloudmaker. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I The edge upon which we walked was itself very narrow, and ran down at a steep angle to the top of a lower icefall which repeated the form of the upper. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 Wake led, of course, and presently we came on to the icefall. Mr. Standfast At an abrupt descent in the bed the ice is shattered into great fragments, which unite again below the icefall. The Elements of Geology Before we went on we were again enveloped in mist, and after stumbling across the glacier in snow-shoes to the foot of an icefall, we turned back at 11 a.m. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z It had always seemed improbable that these were s�racs such as one meets on an Alpine icefall, and clearly they were not. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z It seemed best to climb the rocks and avoid complications in the icefall. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z In youth the glacier develops icefalls, as a river in youth develops waterfalls, and its bed becomes terraced with great stairs. The Elements of Geology |
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