scree

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Above 13,000 feet, the trail disappears, turning the final push into a steep, tortuous slog up loose scree guided only by cairns — stone towers left by previous climbers to mark the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2023

They parked on the far edge of the outcrop, then continued on foot through a sloping scree field of glassy black stone until they reached a view of the mud flats to the east.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2023

We met along the steep scree wall between Torre Brunico and Colfosco when I asked Stephen, who had a GPS device on his backpack, how much higher we had to climb.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022

Finnish camouflage for the Arctic snow, scrub and scree likely had kept the Americans from even realizing the command post was there when they landed, Finnish commander Lt.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2022

Gasping, Lee and Grumman forced themselves up the steep slope of rocks and scree.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman