"The melt water went down into the crevasses and filled them up, " Dr Monaghan said.

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U.S. Forest Service officials say the White Mountains contain many winter hazards, including avalanches, icefall, weather, unpredictable snow conditions and crevasses.

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They will trek between nine and 13 miles each day in extreme weather conditions and encounter vast crevasses, moving ice-shelves, glaciers and snow storms.

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In some parts of the traverse crevasses would be a problem.

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Most of the crevasses are natural but, adds Fridjon, Canadian military once used the glacier for bombing practice - hikers often find rusty shrapnel 'souvenirs' on its sparkling surface.

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He is assessing crevasses, plotting our afternoon.

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So, I'm choosing to stay open-minded until I get some proper review time with this subtle, "nature inspired" phone -- and in the meantime I'm going to consciously overlook the fact that even Mother Nature's lowliest creations (pebbles, crevasses, wasps etc.) don't stoop to sharing each other's sub-pixels.

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