Dead Dog Couloir
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| Type: | Alpine, 1500 feet, Grade II |
| FA: | unknown |
| Submitted By: | ClimbandMine on May 25, 2002 |
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Dave Andrews high on the Dog.
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Description Dead Dog is the main couloir on the east face of Torreys. Approach via the Stevens Gulch trail, and drop down into the basin to the base of the couloir when directly opposite it. Trudge up the runout and into the main couloir, where by late May or June hard snow or runnels of ice will be waiting for you. Wear a helmet and get an early start, as the upper couloir sheds rock as the sun warms the walls. The upper half of the couloir averages 45 degrees, maybe a fuzz more, and deposits you 150-200' below the summit.
Protection Screws, pickets, or trad gear depending on conditions and if you choose to rope up.
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Dead Dog Couloir....
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The red line shows the route.
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Looking down the route at about the midway point.
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Morning sun rays hitting Grays Peak as viewed from...
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This photo was taken on June 1, 2004. One foot of ...
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June 1, 2004 Ian Kerr snowboarding down.
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Ben Williams and Anne Cassady in Dead Dog Couloir,...
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Anne Cassady (the little black dot) and the rock s...
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Kurt Johnson pointing to the scene of the crime, D...
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Sunrise hits the Dead Dog.
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Dropping into the Dead Dog Couloir.
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| Comments on Dead Dog Couloir |
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By Phillip Morris
From: Flavor Country
Aug 18, 2002
| Skip the screws, pickets or trad gear. This is pretty much a straight forward snow climb. A single axe, crampons and a little pied a plat will see you to the top.
Seasoned ski mountaineers take note. Mega fun spring time descent: A few 45 degree turns lead to a managable mid section followed by wide open turns to finish. On super sexy colorado spring snow, one can really let it go in the run out to the flats. |
By Jordan Kidd
Aug 19, 2002
| A helmet should be mandatory for this route. Rockfall will come from sunhit, as well as climbers above in the Dog, and along the Kelso Ridge. |
By William McGehee
From: Choctaw, OK
Dec 3, 2003
| Anyone know if this climb/ski descent is possible in the winter with avalanche danger, etc? If so, anyone want to e-mail me with beta or provide it on the site? Thanks.~Wm |
By Stich
From: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Oct 3, 2004
| We just did the route this Sunday the 3rd of October. We summitted around 9:30 AM or so. As you might expect, the snow is not very deep this time of year. There are two places you have to climb up some rock steps, no higher than five feet each. Very small rocks started falling as soon as the sun was up, but this was not continuaous. Most of the time you would step through the snow onto the rocks underneath. I'll have to try the route again in the late spring. |
By Jeff Gustafson
Jun 20, 2005
| Did this route Saturday, 6-18. Great time. I echo the helmet comments previously submitted. Rockfall in the bottom 1/3 of the route started early. I would recommend an ice axe also, helped me out when I was hopping to get out of the way of a fair sized rock that hit my left toe (glancing blow, no major damage). I had to jam the ice axe to keep from falling backwards down the couloir. Definitely fun however. We got to the top around 9:15 and it was getting pretty soft up there. |
By Charles Danforth
From: L'ville, CO
Jul 15, 2005
| Great route with a dramatic finish. We climbed this one mid-May 2005 and found good snow all the way up. We didn't choose to rope up and never felt particularly wigged. You exit directly uphill of the white block crux of Kelso Ridge. Then it's another steep 100' to the summit. But get an early start! We started at 7 and summitted at 9am. by 10 we were watching significant rockfall off the southern side of Kelso Ridge starting wet snow slides into the basin below. |
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