1
: a frozen waterfall
2
: the mass of usually jagged blocks into which a glacier may break when it moves down a steep declivity
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British climber Daniel Paterson and his Nepali guide, Pas Tenji Sherpa, also remain missing after their expedition was hit on Tuesday by icefall on Everest's northern slope.
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Emma Ogao, ABC News, 23 May 2024
Palazzo Parigi also treats guests to one of the largest spas in Milan and boasts a stunning indoor swimming pool, a Finnish sauna, a hammam, a hot tub, and an icefall (the equivalent of an ice plunge).
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
In 1981, 11 people died in an icefall during a climb guided in part by Peter.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
From a ladder to paradise, an icefall then turns into a deadly trap.
—Jacopo Pasotti, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2024
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Emma Ogao, ABC News, 23 May 2024
Palazzo Parigi also treats guests to one of the largest spas in Milan and boasts a stunning indoor swimming pool, a Finnish sauna, a hammam, a hot tub, and an icefall (the equivalent of an ice plunge).
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
In 1981, 11 people died in an icefall during a climb guided in part by Peter.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
From a ladder to paradise, an icefall then turns into a deadly trap.
—Jacopo Pasotti, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Icefall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icefall. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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