allthumbs Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 I'm interested in ice lately. If a glacier melts down does it become thin ice? What is thin ice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 it's where fat worthless old men go to die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 I hear a lot of people like to skate on thin ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted September 22, 2003 Author Share Posted September 22, 2003 Gosh, that sounds just awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Harris Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Skating away, skating away, skating away on the thin ice of a new day. - Jethro Tull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 trask said: I'm interested in ice lately. If a glacier melts down does it become thin ice? What is thin ice? Glaciers often melt down to deteriorate as a snowfield - snowfield is often referred to as a section of "california glacier" by people from the NW. It may have a hole or two about 30 feet deep and I am not being elitist when I comment. In the late summer\fall a glacier will melt and then refreeze on the top in some areas of NA but not all. This can often create some true hard ice that may or may not require ice screws to ascend or more than likely use a belay to descend. Thin ice is a varying definition. But to describe one way may be a new layer of thin ice over the glacier surface which could be up to 12 inches thich in my experiences. I am not authority on this definition. In the end trask - I get humor because you were so low white trash you never even use one capital letter in your online name creation- ice is a fun thing to climb if you are prepared to ascend AND descend. Often descending by downcliming ice is harder than climbing up it unless you can rappel. Here's to some Schmidt's Ice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Hard earned research kudos: gla·cier ( P ) Pronunciation Key (glshr) n. A huge mass of ice slowly flowing over a land mass, formed from compacted snow in an area where snow accumulation exceeds melting and sublimation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted September 23, 2003 Author Share Posted September 23, 2003 thanks professor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 like to hang in the 'ablation' zone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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