couloir

Example Sentences

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After about 1,500 vertical feet, the couloir narrowed and made a sharp bend.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Lewicky’s benchmark for great adventures dates to 2008 when, on a hike through the San Gabriels, he spotted an unfamiliar couloir — a steep chute bordered by rock on either side — in the distance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

The three were part of a group on a steep gully known as a couloir when one of the climbers triggered an avalanche.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

Two-thirds of the way up the couloir, the route forks.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

It arose, of course, from the couloir being bent, and from the falling rocks having acquired great pace before they passed the angle.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward