: an accumulation of loose stones or rocky debris lying on a slope or at the base of a hill or cliff : talus
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Cable cars, local buses and the Bernina railway open up alpine meadows, rock gardens and scree fields.
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
Cable cars, local buses and the Bernina railway reach alpine meadows and scree fields where walkers may spot ibex, chamois and golden eagles.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
The best hiking pants earn their place in our packing list the hard way—through scree scrambles, sweaty switchbacks, and the kind of bushwhacking that tests each and every seam.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2026
Above the tree line, campanula and campion flowered in the cracks of boulders and yellow poppies found footholds in glacial scree.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
Cable cars, local buses and the Bernina railway reach alpine meadows and scree fields where walkers may spot ibex, chamois and golden eagles.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
The best hiking pants earn their place in our packing list the hard way—through scree scrambles, sweaty switchbacks, and the kind of bushwhacking that tests each and every seam.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2026
Above the tree line, campanula and campion flowered in the cracks of boulders and yellow poppies found footholds in glacial scree.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Scree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scree. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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