couloir

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Still, Gyselinck thought back to his winter climb of the northeast couloir seven years ago and remembered a sense of unease.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023

That can mean trekking all day to make but one run down an isolated couloir or a bowl.

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

According to SummitPost, an online climbing index and forum, the couloir is 1,200 vertical feet.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

It was a sort of couloir on a large scale.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward