Gendarme (mountaineering)
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Thompson's Flake on Mount Kenya (centre of image on skyline) is a gendarme.
A Gendarme is a pinnacle of rock on a mountain ridge. They are typical of Alpine areas. Gendarmes often form on the intersection of two ridges due to the lower erosion of glaciers here.[1] The name originates from the French Alps, where they were seen as resembling the gendarmerie police. [2]
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