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 Peak:  Torreys Peak
 Route:  Dead Dog Couloir
 Range:  Front
 Posted By:  LoveThisSite
 Date of Info:  4/11/2015
 Date Posted:  4/12/2015
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My first snow couloir climb! (outside of a failed attempt of the Hourglass last year)
It was a blast, albeit a very tiring day. Conditions in the couloir are near perfect - few inches of soft snow above hard packed ice/snow. There are very helpful steps carved in for a significant portion of the climb. Started from about 0.5 miles above the Bakerville exit. Potential for postholing in the afternoon as the melt continues - recommend taking snowshoes above the summer trailhead.



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LoveThisSite
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Rotated
4/12/2015 11:13pm
Ugh, pictures got rotated 90. Not sure why.. sorry about that.


kushrocks
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The road
4/13/2015 12:50am
Is there any chance you could mountain bike up most of the road?


LoveThisSite
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Road
4/13/2015 3:32am
Not unless you have one of these: http://surlybikes.com/bikes/moonlander, used by Eric Larsen to bike to the poles
There is continuous packed snow starting about 0.5 miles up the road, Skinning is probably the way to go, but conditions are probably going to change very rapidly.



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