Thursday, June 21, 2007

Sudued Seracs


Compared to last year, the mendenhall glacier is far less promiscuous. These were amoung the observations made on a recent trip to the icefield, “The seracs are not as pointy. It’s almost as if the glacier’s stagnating; it’s not vigorously thrusting and moving.” However, the glacier is melting at a healthy summer rate of just under 10 inches per week.