Ice-fall

Japanese: ice-fall(英語表記)icefall
Ice-fall

… Eisbeil [Germany] A climbing tool with an ice axe with a hammer-shaped blade that can be used to hammer in pitons. Icefall Icefall. It forms when a glacier flows down a steep slope or at a sharp bend. …

From [Glacier]

…When ice is subjected to excessive strain as it flows, it breaks due to stretching, forming deep cracks (crevasse) (French). In extreme cases, this is called an icefall. The cracks that form between the ice and the cirque wall are called Bergschrund (German). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ice fall" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… アイスバイルEisbeil[ドイツ]ピッケルのブレード部分がハンマー状になり,ハーケン等も打ちこめるようになった登攀用具。 アイスフォールice‐fall氷瀑(ひようばく)。氷河が急斜面を流れるときや急に曲がる所にできる。…

【氷河】より

…流動に伴い氷が過度のひずみを受けると,伸張によって破壊され,深い割れ目クレバスcrevasse(フランス語)が形成される。その極端な場合が氷瀑(アイスフォールicefall)である。また圏谷壁との間に生じた割れ目をベルクシュルントBergschrund(ドイツ語)という。…

※「ice-fall」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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