|A lateral moraine forming on
a glacier, this is near the front (snout) of the
glacier. dark rocky debris attracts the sun and so
causes melting. I wasn't terribly comfortable with
walking along this area as it wasn't obvious whether
you were on ground or ice covered in rock. The holes
in the ice disappeared into caverns that were of
indeterminate depth and often had the sound of
running water coming from them.
Maybe I was overthinking this but I could imagine an
easy slip into a hole in the ground where I could
maybe see some light but maybe not and be immersed
in icy cold water while having no chance of climbing
back up steep hard ice slopes. Not to worry though,
I was ok in the end.
copyright Paul Ward