couloir

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Gyselinck knows Eight Mile Road well and has climbed in these mountains for over 20 years, including a successful March 2016 ascent of Colchuck Peak via the northeast couloir.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 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

Mountain rescue volunteers determined conditions were too hazardous to continue to the couloir and attempt to recover the bodies.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

On the 10th we made our first attempt by the central couloir, which leads up to the depression between the two summits.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.