scree

Example Sentences

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Rescuers launched a search for the 23-year-old when she failed to return on July 5, navigating the treacherous mountain terrain filled with rock fields, car-sized boulders, scree fields and snowfields in search of Morell.

From Fox News

Bits of hard cliff are quickly turning into slopes of scree; footholds and places to latch a rope are being lost.

From Reuters

Since July 5, rescuers said search teams have combed the rugged mountains that rise above 12,000 feet, navigating treacherous terrain filled with rock fields, car-sized boulders, scree fields and snowfields.

From Fox News

Each one pops against the gray scree like a statement brooch.

From New York Times

The morning of Sept. 23, Glenn was soft-spoken and bummed out, having just descended a steep scree slope below Symmetry Spire after an unsuccessful chase that led him over fifth-class terrain.

From Washington Times