: a pinnacle, sharp ridge, or block of ice among the crevasses of a glacier
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In 2014, 16 Sherpas perished when a serac fell from the ridge and crashed onto a team fixing ladders across a crevasse.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2023
The slide was triggered when a massive ice serac located on the ridg above the glacier collapsed—falling debris tumbled down and swept the men into a crevasse, Everest Chronicle reported.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2023
Last week, three Nepali sherpa climbers died after being hit by an ice serac on the lower parts of Mount Everest. Nepal has eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
Bookman’s lawsuit never mentioned the serac.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2021
The serac routinely sheds enormous blocks of ice.
—New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
The downfall of a serac, just above Manaslu Base Camp.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2022
The detached section is know as a serac, or pinnacle of ice.
—Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
On September 21, Madison’s workers noticed a serac hanging nearly 3,000 feet over the Icefall.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2020
Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2023
The slide was triggered when a massive ice serac located on the ridg above the glacier collapsed—falling debris tumbled down and swept the men into a crevasse, Everest Chronicle reported.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2023
Last week, three Nepali sherpa climbers died after being hit by an ice serac on the lower parts of Mount Everest. Nepal has eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
Bookman’s lawsuit never mentioned the serac.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2021
The serac routinely sheds enormous blocks of ice.
—New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
The downfall of a serac, just above Manaslu Base Camp.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2022
The detached section is know as a serac, or pinnacle of ice.
—Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
On September 21, Madison’s workers noticed a serac hanging nearly 3,000 feet over the Icefall.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2020
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“Serac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serac. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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