see cirque). Two opposing glaciers meeting at an arete will carve a low, smooth gap, or col. An arete may culminate in a high triangular peak or horn (such as the Matterhorn) formed by three or more glaciers eroding toward each other; ... Horn and arete...
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In August 1979, four months after we finished filming the cross-country skiing program, Gordy and Jim Walseth made the first ascent of the Northeast Arete of Golden Horn, an 8366-ft crag in the North Cascades near Rainy Pass.
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Topographic maps record information about the shape of the earth surface. By studying these maps we can gain insight into the geologic ... Alpine glaciers are "rivers" of ice that flow in and from mountain valleys. ... The map at right is of a section of the Colorado Rockies which has been eroded by glaciers in the past.
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Flying Arete (v3?) - Aesthetic line that climbed as great as it looked. ... The Horn Direct (v4) - One of the classics of Caley. ... The Horn LH Arete (v7) - I LOVED this problem, and definitely claim it as one of my top 3 favorites over the whole road trip.
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Each student should draw pictures for his/her notebook or reference folder with the following features from alpine or valley glaciers labeled: [horn: sharp peaks on a mountain top after a glacier has carved away much of the mountain sides;
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Mount Constance-West Arete ... Finally, I manage to sling a solid horn and place a questionable chock. My feet rejoiced on the sloping slab I have been belaying from when Sergio came into sight. From here easier climbing and traversing to the left brings us to a crest and a few hundred feet of talus above.
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Lab Exercise Ten ... Identifying Features of Alpine Glaciation : Chief Mountain , Montana Topographic Map ... horn, arete, cirque, a valley occupied by a major valley glacier in the past, tarn (5)
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horn, arete, hanging valley, cirque ... horn, moraine, drumlin, kettle ... horn, esker, till, moraine...
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Northeast-looking photograph showing a well-formed sharp-peaked horn on the Juneau Icefield, Tongass National Forest, Alaska. Bergschrunds delineate the heads of the two glaciers located on the southeast and southwest sides of the horn. ... Note the arete ridge on the west side of the horn.
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