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All Locations > Nevada > Eastern Nevada > Wheeler Peak > NE Couloir, AKA The W… (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b WI3 M4-5 Steep Snow X)
The approach couloir to the Wheel Deal from the glacier.
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Pitch one, two and the beginning of three of the Wheel Deal
Sean somewhere around the bulge
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john Climaco
Aug 10, 2019
“The approach couloir to the Wheel Deal from the glacier.”  

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pitches five, six, seven and eight of the Wheel Deal
Pitches two, three, four and five of the Wheel Deal
pitch one, two and three of the Wheel Deal
Skiing the line of descent from the Wheel Deal with the route in profile in the rear
Scott McIntosh leading pitch 8 on the Wheel Deal below the huge snow mushroom.
Scott McIntosh at the first belay on the Wheel Deal
The Wheel Deal showing line of ascent and belay locations. While the line left of the second belay looks more obvious, in the conditions we found it it was mostly snice over rock. It was also the direct line of debris falling from the upper couloir.
Pitch one, two and the beginning of three of the Wheel Deal
The approach couloir to the Wheel Deal from the glacier.
Sean somewhere around the bulge
Scott scratching up the start of Pitch 2
mostly a rock route in a dry year. May 31, 2020
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