Serac

Seracs

A serac is a large freestanding column of glacial ice formed when a glacier is broken up by intersecting crevasses, in icefalls or on the faces of the terminal ends of a glacier, especially that of hanging glaciers. Seracs are exceptionally unstable and can fall at any time without warning, making them a serious danger to climbers.

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