bergschrund

[ berk-shroont ]

noun

1. a crevasse, or series of crevasses, at the upper end of a mountain glacier.

bergschrund

/ ˈbɛrkʃrʊnt; ˈbɜːɡʃruːnd /

noun

1. a crevasse at the head of a glacier Also calledrimaye

Word History and Origins

Origin of bergschrund¹

1835–45; < German ( Berg mountain + Schrunde crevice)

Word History and Origins

Origin of bergschrund¹

C19: German: mountain crack

Example Sentences

Jenkins had slipped above the Bergschrund, a crevasse near the summit.

From Washington Times

Jenkins is believed to have climbed the Hogsback, a snow ridge that serves as the most-used path for climbers, then to the west of the Bergschrund crevasse.

From Washington Times

When he fell, witnesses said he slid across a snow bridge on the Bergschrund - and not into the gap.

From Washington Times

From the bergschrund at 23,000 feet that marked its upper end, this great river of ice flowed two and a half miles down a relatively gentle valley called the Western Cwm.

From Literature

For the next two hours we ascended an incline pitched as gently as a beginner’s ski slope, eventually arriving at the bergschrund that delineated the Khumbu Glacier’s upper end.

From Literature