couloir
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On Feb. 19, a group of six climbers were climbing a steep, narrow gully — called a couloir — on the peak near Leavenworth when an avalanche crashed down the mountainside.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023
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
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
The last part of the couloir became so narrow that the climbers had to force their way up by propping their bodies in the angle against the rocks on either side.
From Among the Canadian Alps by Burpee, Lawrence J. (Lawrence Johnstone)
