Rockslides on Ararat

Institute for Creation Research ^ | Dec. 2014 | John D. Morris, Ph.D.

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Rockslides on Ararat

by John D. Morris, Ph.D. *

Mt. Ararat is a volcano, erupting numerous times since the Flood. Its ice cap continually erodes the hardened basaltic rock underneath. As the ice sheets move along, they push the loosened rock over the edges of the mountain, causing high-speed avalanches. On my first expedition I was warned about the “crumbly rock” but was not prepared for the enormity of the dangers.

Thursday, August 3, 1972

I heard a noise up above us on the slope. I looked up just in time to see a rock bigger than my head hurtling through the air right at my head, traveling at great speed. I ducked instantly, and it whistled by just six inches away. We stood in stunned silence for a few seconds until we saw dozens of such rocks speeding toward us from above. We left our packs and ran up the side slopes, off the glacier, and onto the loose rock. At that point even the loose rock was safer than the glacier. We watched as rocks bounced all around where we had been standing, expecting to see our equipment demolished at any second, but the shower was over within a minute and no damage had been done.

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ICR article image.

[Red Badger]

I didn’t know Mt. Ararat was a volcano!.............

[skinkinthegrass]

gravity, hard thing to beat/earthside.

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This true story reminded me a bit of the fictional Caradhras in Lord of the Rings....

...only a bit.

[Patriot777]

I didn’t know that either! I try to learn something new every day, and I guess this was it! :)