bobpickering - Jun 11, 2009 1:20 pm - Hasn't voted
North Peak CouloirSoloing the North Peak Couloir on 10-15-08.
Deb - Jun 16, 2009 12:42 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: North Peak CouloirIs that the far left couloir? Looks like the one Chief and I did in '07. Beautiful!
bobpickering - Jun 30, 2009 1:18 am - Hasn't voted
Re: North Peak CouloirThis is the main couloir. It's is longer and steeper than the one on the far left, and it has a bergschrund.
bobpickering - Jul 11, 2009 12:37 am - Hasn't voted
Re: North Peak CouloirI used to carry a slope gauge everywhere I went. I would take multiple measurements every time I climbed a couloir. It's amazing how much people overestimate the steepness of climbs. The couloir on the far left is only 40-42 degrees. The main one with the bergschrund is 45-46 degrees.
Sierra Ledge Rat - Sep 23, 2009 3:07 am - Voted 10/10
What a pussyWhat a pussy, soloing with an ice axe....(:
SKI - Aug 5, 2010 10:45 pm - Hasn't voted
HolyShit.
mrchad9 - Aug 19, 2011 5:32 pm - Voted 10/10
Superb!This is a spectacular photo Bob. Well beyond my comfort zone! Nice to be able to get an image like this. Did a friend take it? (You in the photo?) Very nicely done.
bobpickering - Aug 19, 2011 6:15 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Superb!Thank you. Yes, my buddy, Ed, took that photo of me. He and his wife had run a marathon a few days earlier, and they just weren't up for the climb. The photo makes it look much steeper than it is. It's a fairly constant 45-46 degrees from the bergschrund to the top. It's pretty mellow when it's snow. When it's ice, you need good technique, and you must focus and not make any mistakes. However, it isn't nearly as hard as it looks. I've done it 19 times, almost all solo.
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