: a pinnacle, sharp ridge, or block of ice among the crevasses of a glacier
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In 2022, 11 people died when a massive serac on the Marmolada Glacier disintegrated, showering a group of hikers with ice and rock.
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2025
Last week, three Nepali sherpa climbers died after being hit by an ice serac on the lower parts of Mount Everest. Nepal has eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
The detached section is know as a serac, or pinnacle of ice.
—Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
The serac routinely sheds enormous blocks of ice.
—New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2025
Last week, three Nepali sherpa climbers died after being hit by an ice serac on the lower parts of Mount Everest. Nepal has eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
The detached section is know as a serac, or pinnacle of ice.
—Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
The serac routinely sheds enormous blocks of ice.
—New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
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“Serac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serac. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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