This was one of largest of three ice falls off of the Ghost Glacier on Mount Edith Cavell near Jasper that happened within about a 20 to 30 minute period on the afternoon of August 9, 2012. The ice fell something like 2000 feet onto the Cavell Glacier. Quite loud. Much of the falling ice disappeared into the moat at the top of the Cavell Glacier. Sometime that night, almost all of the Ghost glacier fell off of the face of Edith Cavell into Cavell Lake below causing a tidal wave that swept down the the outlet stream, took out the lower part of the trailhead parking lot and flooded the road. It was extremely lucky that the glacier came down during the night. Half of the loop trail to Cavell Lake was in the path of the flood and many people would likely have been killed had it come down during the day.
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OMG GLOBAL WARMING, quick everyone walk to work for the next 10 yers that should fix this problem.
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByMoore Slayer (2020.24) 
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@Moore Slayer Wouldn't hurt to try, fatass.
Posted Aug-20-2012 Byglarne (62.40) 
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@glarne: Hmmm I do Brazilian jiu jitsu 3 times a week and Muay Thai once a week, often training with professional fighters. On the weekends I swim, do crossFit and occasionally ride my road bike. So sorry I'm not up to your standards.
I bet you're some limp wrist beta male emo fag.
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByMoore Slayer (2020.24) 
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@Moore Slayer it's not global warming, it's the HAARP program
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByAntDX316 (70.06) AntDX316 View Channel Send Message
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This doesn't look like a glacial collapse at all, just an avalanche. Not that that isn't frightening to behold anyway.
Posted Aug-20-2012 Byjanglur (3.70) 
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"coming down fast"... probably due to gravity on this bitch :)
the narrative reminds me of my ex-GF trying to talk dirty... was terrible and I wished she'd just shut the fuck up.. but at least had a good ending...
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByDoobs (172.30)

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Very impressive. Don't know if the last guy was stupid or brave, but he got a great shot :)
Posted Aug-20-2012 Byfadeinlight (176.40) fadeinlight View Channel Send Message
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Was there a Redbull snowboarder in the mix?
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByMegadeth (1433.50) 
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its obamas fault, or the illuminati, or the coming of rapture, or i farted
Posted Aug-21-2012 ByBoojyman (54.50) 
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i love it when every summer, the global warming nuts come out with all of their data of the top of the earth melting away. I mean its just insane.... yes this happens during summer because the top of the Earth is pointed at the sun !! duh
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByFartCommander (83.50) 
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@FartCommander What's amusing as well, even though it was made public that the data about this global warming BS was inflated and ficticious numbers, they still believe it.
Posted Aug-21-2012 ByHuskyTrail2019 (207.10) 
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aahhhhh ,,,,that happens here in Texas all the time :p
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByTEX (839.20) 
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@TEX
Yeah buts it's Mexicans..
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByProdigy73 (47.60) 
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Quite the same..... except for the part where the non electrified fence stops one.
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByTEX (839.20) 
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@TEX In TX it's steer shit.
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByA_rabidus_vita (92.30)

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About as interesting as watching my Bath fill up!
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByDaveb123 (200.30) 
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killer post k-doe
cool stuff.
voted
Posted Aug-20-2012 By10fold (1577.20) 
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Lucky. Beautiful.
Very few humans have seen things like this. Thanks for post and good camera work by all.
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByObba41 (374.96) 
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Great post! That was beautiful!
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByProdigy73 (47.60) 
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Where we come from, we call these avalanches.
Posted Aug-21-2012 Bykenroar (176.34) 
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wow, that was actually pretty boring
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByJyoda (37.50) 
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I hope you all appreciate that this is where they get those bags of ice you buy at the liqour /beer store and at local service stations. It's tough work I tell ya!
"Well, if you can think of a better way to get ice, I'd like to hear about it!"
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByTheRealVisionary (416.80) 
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