- A
couloir (French: [ku.lwaʁ], "p****age" or "corridor") is a
narrow gully with a
steep gradient in a
mountainous terrain. A
couloir may be a seam, scar...
- The
Hornbein Couloir is a
narrow and
steep couloir high to the west on the
north face of
Mount Everest in Tibet, that
extends from
about 8,000 to 8,500 m...
- Corbet's
Couloir is an
expert ski run
located at the
Jackson Hole
Mountain Resort in
Teton Village, Wyoming. It is
named after Jackson Hole ski instructor...
- The
Norton Couloir or
Great Couloir is a
steep gully high on the
north face of
Mount Everest in
Tibet which lies east of the
pyramidal peak and extends...
- via the
Norton Couloir. In 2002, he
disappeared after making his
second Everest summit,
while attempting to
snowboard the
Hornbein Couloir; his body has...
-
where one
climber noted, "a
simple slip
would mean death."
Hornbein Couloir Norton Couloir Three Steps Three Pinnacles Kangshung face (East side) ****inson...
- China. The
Bottleneck is a
narrow couloir,
which is
overhung by
seracs from the ice
field east of the summit. The
couloir is
located only 400 m (1,300 ft)...
- Germany, a
similar concept of a Rettungsg****e [de] ("emergency lane",
Couloir de sécurité) was
already established in 1971,
based on a
proposal of Karl-Heinz...
- Jim
Morrison made the
first ski
descent of the "Dream Line", the
Lhotse Couloir from the summit.
Lhotse is the 4th-highest
mountain in the
world and shares...
- The
Grand Couloir is a
couloir on the
Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340
metres (10,960 ft) altitude, this
gully has to be
traversed on foot to
reach the scramble...
