[pct-l] Scree vs. Talus

[Tortoise]

God,  what a great cartoon for the (has-been) skier in me!

Tortoise

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Paul Magnanti wrote:
> Something like this I believe (towards the end?)
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4nBVgFQfK8
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: At Rerunner <atrerunner at gmail.com>
> To: Paul Magnanti <pmags at yahoo.com>
> Cc: PCT MailingList <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 2:59:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Scree vs. Talus
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> so, if one slips on the small, loose pebbles, and gravity prevails,
> one goes screeming into the large rocks, as one's talus goes bouldly
> bouncing along?
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> ouch,
> fenu
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> On 1/10/09, Paul Magnanti <pmags at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> SCREE= Small, loose pebbles
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>> TALUS = Large Rocks, not quite boulder size
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>> BOULDER FIELD = 'nuff said. :)
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>> There is some overlapping, but that is the quick and dirty definition.
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