Glacier Saddle
Gletschersattel of Schlatenkees and Outer Mullwitzkees between Hohem Zaun and Schwarzer Wand in the Venediger group
A glacier saddle is a glaciated mountain pass .
Glaciology and Geomorphology
Due to the ice cover, these passes have a relatively gently curved surface shape, which is why the word saddle is used here . An exact altitude is generally not given, as the ice height regularly fluctuates seasonally and in the medium term, at least in the meter range.
Within the range, the glacial glacial saddle an ice divide represents. When the dip by glacial decline ice, often still remains on one of the Passeiten a glacier rest .
Contrary to popular belief, glaciated passes are not fissure-proof as the ice flows off and tears in different directions.
Individual evidence
- ^ Pepi Stückl, Georg Sojer: Mountaineering: Textbook for all types of mountaineering. Bruckmann, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-7654-2859-0 , p. 122.