Bergschrund
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A bergschrund is a crevasse that forms where moving glacier ice separates from the stagnant ice or firn above. It is often a serious obstacle for mountaineers. Bergschrunds extend to the bedrock, and
A bergschrund—the long crack at the foot of the mountain slope—in the Ötztal Alps
Open bergschrunds at Mont Dolent
Yūichirō Miura
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Yūichirō Miura is a Japanese speed skier and alpinist. In 1970, he became the first person to ski on Mount Everest. Forty-three years later, in 2013, he became the oldest person to summit Everest, at
Miura at the Tasman Glacier in 1966.
Miura with Yōichi Masuzoe (at the Central Government Building No.5 in November 2007)