abstract:Jumble ice is a phenomenon that occurs when ice atop a river or other flowing body of water fractures due to the different flow rates beneath the ice. On a lake, pond, or other stationary body of water, ice forms undisturbed and generally does not move as long as the entire surface of the body of water is frozen.
Though the camp was less than 2 miles away, getting there involved hiking up more than 2, 000 feet while traversing a jumble of steep rock and ice chutes, all of which required careful handwork.