crevasse

Object

glacier: Sabretooth Pro Crampons offer high performance for mixed masters, whether you're climbing a heady thin pillar or crossing a sketchy crevassed glacier.

Converse of object

• cross: The first expedition to the mountain in 2003 found it impossible to cross a large crevasse barring the summit.
• avoid: A path marked by wands meanders over the glacier toward the tents avoiding the crevasses en route.
• gape: I could see all of the dangers of the gaping crevasses on the glacier very easily and could cross or walk around them easily.
• explore: You can follow Howard's adventures in the Antarctic, which will include camping overnight and exploring ice crevasses by reading his blog.
• cover: And he said one of the most treacherous aspects of the trek was negotiating crevasses covered with thin layers of snow.

Adjective modifier

• hidden: I had no rope and there were hidden crevasses ahead.
• deep: About two hours later our path was blocked by a 1 1/2 meter wide deep crevasse.
• large: Be sure to set camp away from tiny cracks, those possibly hiding the mouths of large crevasses.
• several: We crossed over several crevasses on snow bridges as the route joined the upper Emmons Glacier, leading up past our previous highest point.
• few: There are a few, very small crevasses, which are crossed easily.
• bottomless: All these injuries, in a seemingly bottomless crevasse, many days from any discernable habitation on the side of an angry mountain.

Modifies a noun

• rescue: For example: a climber may require an ascender for movement on a fixed rope or a pulley for crevasse rescue.
• technique: You need to be familiar with crevasse rescue techniques, which can be gained on an Alpine Introduction course.
• field: This left vast crevasse fields with no obvious way through.
• system: We were able to traverse the initial serac band by entering the crevasse system and climbing out up a 45° ramp.
• maze: Luckily, the weather held good and we won through the crevasse maze after 2 long days of 11 hours and 15 hours.
• section: The next morning saw us on the road at 3am and passing through the most tricky crevasse section of the whole trip.

Modifying Another Word

heavily: Heavily crevassed area on a glacier where the descent is steep.

Noun used with modifier

ice: You can follow Howard's adventures in the Antarctic, which will include camping overnight and exploring ice crevasses by reading his blog.