When the expedition begins in late July, it takes the group most of a day to hike to the glacier terminus. They follow the Timberline Trail 5 miles to a steep climbers path and then traverse a ...

The base of the glacier, known as the ‘terminus’, begins to melt, shrinking the overall length of the ice cap. Marine-terminating glaciers - which flow into the ocean - often reveal new areas ...

The Bering Glacier is undergoing extensive ablation, or melt. Since the last surge, which ended in 1995, the glacier terminus has retreated approximately 0.4-0.5 km per year and the terminus position ...

“A quick check of the chart showed James Caird IV conducting survey lines north of the glacial terminus as plotted in 2001 – but the boat was most definitively still at sea and hadn’t yet ...

The same formula applies when walking around the glacier’s terminus, or toe. Maintain awareness of your surroundings. One last note: Some of Alaska’s glaciers may be hard to access due to ...

MTRI has also conducted water characterization measurements in Vitus Lake, a large ice-marginal lake at the terminus of the Glacier. As the Glacier retreats, Vitus Lake has expanded rapidly in area ...