Arete (Noun)
Meaning
A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- Hikers must use crampons and ice axes to traverse the arete, which drops precipitously on either side.
- The mountain climbers spent hours navigating the narrow arete, with sheer cliffs on either side of them.
- After reaching the arete, the team set up a series of fixed ropes to facilitate their descent.
- Crevasses had formed along the arete, forcing the glacier climbers to detour through deeper snow.
- Standing on the arete, the team leader surveyed the landscape below, where numerous other ridges and valleys stretched out to the horizon.