lateral moraine
Americannoun
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At 21,300 feet, Camp Two consisted of some 120 tents scattered across the bare rocks of the lateral moraine along the glacier’s edge.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
We set up our Base Camp at 17,800 feet on the lateral moraine that formed the outer edge of the turn.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
The route climbed up and down the unsettled rocks of the Khumbu Glacier’s lateral moraine for several miles, then dropped down onto the glacier itself.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
The Mountaineers building trail on the lateral moraine of Carbon Glacier.
From The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' by John H. (John Harvey) Williams
On Christmas Day we made in to the lateral moraine of the Cloudmaker and collected geological specimens.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott
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