I came across the expression "All moraine is terminal" in the book Kingdoms of Heaven, where the author was quoting The 5 Australian Rules of Bushwalking that he had found scrawled on the inside of the expedition mess tent and I really liked it. Besides, have you ever slogged up the side of a moraine? It's bloody hard work and a killer on your legs and lungs!
Oh, the other 4 rules?
1. If you have all day to get from A to B, take all bleeding day
2. Never, ever, break into a sweat
3. Never do anything twice
4. (Of course), there is no 4th rule
Definition of terminal moraine: a prominent ridge of rock debris dumped at the end of a glacier and formed of unsorted boulders, sand, gravel and clay.
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