Crevasse Rescue Practice with Skis (May 1997)
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Dawn on Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier from Nisqually
Nisqually Glacier Panorama
Skier Fallen into Crevasse
Looking into the Depths
Crevasse Bridge
A Leaning Serac
Mt St Helens from Crevasse
Help from Above
Climbing Out of Crevasse
Heading Home
The inside of a crevasse is a fascinating place, a cool contrast to the blazing sun up on the surface. The surrounding glacier creaks and groans ominously, evidence of its relentless downhill motion which creates the gaping crevasses. Looking uphill, a snow bridge crosses the crevasse in the left center of the photo. The horizontal strata visible in the crevasse wall each represent a year's snow accumulation, separated by a dark layer of dirt and dust from each summer. The uppermost layer is over 20 feet thick, the product of the snowiest winter here in over two decades (938 inches of snow fell at Paradise in 1996-97).
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