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There is talk that there might be a closure motion some time this evening—talk in thecouloir.
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Climb 60 ice couloirs and snow of the fluted northwest face.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Acouloirmay be a seam, scar, or fissure, or vertical crevasse in an otherwise solid mountain mass.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is acouloirdominated by seracs continuously falling on it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These physical features make the use of couloirs popular for both skiing and mountaineering.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The centre of the crag is split by a largecouloir(gully).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By 3 am the next morning they were already climbing up acouloirto the right of the face.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Following the left branch of thecouloir, they reached a snow patch in the middle of the face.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are two main routes of descent available, with many offshoots and couloirs available.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.What is known as the southwestcouloirprovides the easiest route to the summit.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thecouloiris located only 400m below the summit, and climbers have to traverse about 100m exposed to the seracs to pass it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The summit is more normally reached by steep couloirs on the southwestern side of the peak.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For the first 400 m vertical, thecouloirinclines at about 47 degrees, and the last 100 m is narrower and steeper with about a 60 degree average incline.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It would have been unwise for all four to descend into thecouloir, because they did not know where to fix the rope that would be needed on their return.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The bottom end of thecouloirdrops to the south face of the mountain, and it gradually steepens to 60 degrees just below the ice field.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This route initially traverses loose rock ledges to reach a snow/icecouloirwhich is followed until the glacier levels off and is no longer fractured.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Courchevel's couloirs are renowned as some of the most difficult black runs in the world.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is notable for its many large rock faces and its long ice couloirs, which are famous in mountaineering circles, and have seen a number of highly technical ascents.
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