Meaning & use
Bergschrund
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A deep crevasse that forms where a moving glacier pulls away from the stagnant ice or rock at the head of a mountain wall.
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The climbers roped up carefully to cross the gaping bergschrund below the summit.
Spring warmth widened the bergschrund, making the route more dangerous.
A note on using this word
Borrowed directly from German, literally "mountain crack" (Berg + Schrund), and standard terminology in mountaineering and glaciology.
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crevasse
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