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Chris Sheridan happy to get a good stick in frozen turf after a short dry tooling section on the Big Mac Couloir.
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Eric Harvey leading the first pitch after Big Mac Couloir diverges from Snow Bench. Eric's next lead got us through the difficult rock band at the center of the route.
Chris Sheridan negotiating the second overhang of the crux pitch of our chosen route. We climbed this variation to avoid a smooth slab with a thin dusting of powder that usually holds enough snow for easy step kicking. That, and it was really fun.
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Chris Sheridan
Jan 30, 2007
“Chris Sheridan happy to get a good stick in frozen turf after a short dry tooling section on the Big Mac Couloir.”  

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On the approach after soloing West Gully.
This photo, taken from the Black Lake - West Gully page shows the Big Mac Couloir as climbed by myself and Eric Harvey on January 27th and 28th. Our route differs somewhat from the standard as poor snow conditions caused us to choose rock variations to many pitches.
Gil following pitch 4.
Eric Harvey polishing his skills, and dulling his front points on the first pitch of Big Mac Couloir. Photo taken 1/27/07.
Eric Harvey leading the first pitch after Big Mac Couloir diverges from Snow Bench. Eric's next lead got us through the difficult rock band at the center of the route.
Chris Sheridan happy to get a good stick in frozen turf after a short dry tooling section on the Big Mac Couloir.
Chris Sheridan negotiating the second overhang of the crux pitch of our chosen route. We climbed this variation to avoid a smooth slab with a thin dusting of powder that usually holds enough snow for easy step kicking. That, and it was really fun.
The second to last pitch. Possibly the best views I've had in The Park.
Night climb on Big Mac Couloir.
Typical mixed rock and grass/moss climbing in the couloir.
Leading pitch 5 through the rock band. This pitch was the crux of our line.
Eric Harvey en route to the Big Mac Couloir on 1/27/07, having just climbed the West Gully of Black Lake. Photo by Chris Sheridan.
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