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Routes in McCullough Gulch
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Blue Gold T WI3+ M4 |
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Claim Jumper T WI3 M3 |
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Noxious Fumes T WI2+ M2-3 Steep Snow R |
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Canary Couloir, The T M2-3 Steep Snow |
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Tommy Knocker T Steep Snow |
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Sluice Box T WI3 M2-3 Steep Snow |
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Quandary Couloir T Steep Snow |
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| Type: | Trad, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine, 1500 ft (455 m), Grade III |
| FA: | First Ski Descent-Taylor B |
| Page Views: | 2,828 total · 17/month |
| Shared By: | Taylor-B. on Oct 8, 2011 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Description
This route could have some potential ice and mixed climbing in it. I climbed and skied this route in the huge snowfall/windy winter of '10/'11. There were only two pitches of mixed climbing, and the rest was steep snow. This climbs a lot like Dreamweaver in RMNP.
Location
Take CO Hwy 9 up Hoosier Pass to County Rd 850. County Rd 850 takes you along the south side of Quandary Peak up to Blue Lakes. Take a right off of County Rd 850 onto County Rd 851 takes you around the north side of Quandary up McCullough Gulch. In the winter, County Rd 851 is closed due to snow and adds on many miles but not that much vertical to the approach. Follow the same directions as for Claim Jumper, at the beaver ponds hike west up towards the large rock glacier terminal moraine. From the upper parking lot to the base is approximately 1.5-2 hours. You can descend down the standard east ridge.
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