crevassed
Full of chasms
Crevassed describes a surface marked by crevasses—deep cracks or fissures, especially in glacial ice.
A crevassed glacier is dangerous to cross.
The term occasionally applies to other deeply fissured terrain: The crevassed landscape made hiking treacherous.
Having deep cracks
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- splitSeparation into parts
- cleftNarrow vertical split
- gashedCut deeply open
scarred · rugged · treacherous · uneven · rocky · rifted · jagged · broken
Slow-moving ice mass
- icefallSteep, crevassed glacier section
- seracGlacial ice pinnacle
- moraineGlacier-deposited debris pile
- firnYear-old compacting snow
ablation · icefield · calving · moulin · névé · ice-axe · crampons · glaciology
Fraught with danger
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- precariousDangerously insecure
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
hidden · unstable · risky · threatening · fatal · deceptive · snow-covered · collapsed
fissured
Having deep cracks
gashed · scarred · rugged · treacherous · uneven · rocky · rifted · jagged · broken · grooved
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
- icefallSteep, crevassed glacier section
- seracGlacial ice pinnacle
- moraineGlacier-deposited debris pile
firn · ablation · icefield · calving · moulin · névé · ice-axe · crampons · glaciology · iceberg
perilous
Fraught with danger
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- precariousDangerously insecure
deadly · hidden · unstable · risky · threatening · fatal · deceptive · snow-covered · collapsed · deep
alpinism
High-altitude peak climbing
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- belayAnchor a rope
roped · high-altitude · traverse · ascent · hazard · fall · rescue · probe · anchor · protection