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Holy Cross coulier |
My buddy Jim and I climbed the Holy Cross coulier on the first weekend of September and it was great. The snow was still in great condition although there were some patches of dry ground and loose scree. Only about a third of the way did we encounter a "tight spot" where the snow melted away from around a large boulder making it difficult to get up,over,and around it. Definitely had to use some mixed climbing skills throughout the climb.
We chose to go the Roach‘s route of avoiding the cliff band at the very bottom and circle around to the Bowl of Tears then cut up towards another cliff band before dropping into the coulier above the cliffs at the bottom. It was near the point of cutting across to drop in that I lost my rather new helmet. It fell off my pack and rolled nearly all the way down to the bottom. If anyone wants a new helmet--it‘s there for the taking. I wasn‘t about to climb all the way back down there and get it. Look to the left side of the route as you begin ascending up the mountain from the Bowl. It shouldn‘t be too hard to find. Unless some militant marmot claimed it and is wearing it.
One last word....we set up camp the night before near the intersection of the trail below the falls and reconed the initial route. This is strongly suggested. Even then we still had some difficulty staying on route as there were many side trails and game trails and the main trail was not marked well. After finally crossing a large boulder field on way to Bowl of Tears we saw only ONE cairn before turning up the slope.
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