Snow cornice even being on the snow on top of rock exposes the alpinist to hazard in this situation. The best practice in mountaineering is to stay far enough back from the edge so as not to be able to see the drop, as an approximate metric of exposure. In avalanche safety, cornices are a high avalanche danger as they often break and trigger larger avalanches that permeate several snow layers. Cornices are particularly vulnerable to collapse during periods of solar warming. Snow cornice A snow cornice or simply cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is an overhanging edge of snow
Head for the Edge, Keep Walking When Jill’s story came to an end, I missed her; I wanted to know what she was doing… what she was thinking. This is not a typical break up book. Jill’s unpredictable, frustrating, and funny life made me laugh, and cry, and remember. Just like a good friend.’ Gutter magazine The novel appeared in excerpted form in The Scotsman and "The Sunday Times". Head for the Edge, Keep Walking Head for the Edge, Keep Walking (2014) is the debut novel by Scottish author Kate Tough. "Head for the Edge, Keep Walking" is the witty but unsentimental story of a woman