North Couloir  WI2- Mod. Snow

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Type:  Ice, Snow, Alpine, 1500 feet Consensus:  WI6 [details] FA:  unknown Submitted By:  rhyang on Oct 17, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (4) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: 16-October-2010: North Couloir as viewed from Lake...

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Description 

Couloir is about 40 degrees maximum. About 3/4 of the way up the couloir turns left.

In the late summer / early fall this last part may be partially melted out, making for some easy mixed climbing.

Location 

From Lake Wit-So-Nah-Pah, head up to Constance Lake. Ascend a moraine to the glacier at the base.

Descent: head down the northwest, following scree slopes to a saddle, then north back to Lake Wit-So-Nah-Pah.

Protection 

Ice screws in late summer / early fall, maybe pickets in the winter / spring. The rock quality is not good, but an alpine rack would probably suffice if you are creative.

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BETA PHOTO: 16-October-2010: a short bit of exposed blue ice i...	BETA PHOTO: 16-October-2010: couloir jogs left about 3/4 of th...	BETA PHOTO: 16-October-2010: second of three 'sub-chutes' in t...
BETA PHOTO: 16-October-2010: final chute to summit	Old VHS screen capture of John Fujii coming up the...