Colorado 14ers: Lost Rat Couloir - Grays Peak Hike & Snowboard Guide
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- Опубліковано 12 лют 2023
- Lost Rat Couloir is probably the most exciting way to summit 14er Grays Peak. This northeast facing couloir is about 800ft of climbing and a sustained 40 degrees with a crux of about 50. Mileage and vert depend on your starting point, but this line will typically last until the end of May/start of June. This was filmed in the middle of May.
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Read a full guide on this snow climb here and please note this is from 2022: www.thevirtualsherpa.com/grays-peak-lost-rat-couloir-snow-climb-guide/
The ride down looks sick
Honestly, one of the most enjoyable days on the board in 22' - made up for the sufferfest of Torreys a few days before
Plz go to Bierdstat again! I love these vids
Awesome brother
What an incredible adventure!
Thanks!
I woke up and felt compelled to search this specifically. I visited the area and hiked it in August 2021 with it being my 1st 14er. I had slept in the parking lot the night before, and it had gotten really cold around freezing and snowed at the peaks. Definitely gave me a lot of good pictures, and it had all melted by the afternoon.
DUDE YOU ROCK MAN THANKS FOR THE VID! I am hiking all over Colorado for the 52+ hike challenge thanks for this advice I just did greys a few months ago in October!
Huge cornice, bluebird day, and nice line.
Cornice was MASSIVE. Even with the drone, it’s hard to understand it’s scale until you are in the line of fire when you want to GTFO
@@TheVirtualSherpa glad you were able to GTFO in time
As always, your adventures are great! You did a great job recording it all in a way that makes me feel like I was there.
Cheers, appreciate the sub for three years now!
The videos in tandem allow for one to stay high and give a view of descent - like at 13:46. Provides an actual sense of scale. I assume you're always safe if the cornice drops?
Likely no, but in all honesty, we didn't see the cornice until we were topping out of the route. However, this is why you start early to avoid the late morning / afternoon warming when the cornice would be more likely to drop.
So we have a dead dog, a lost rat, and so now we need a like happy cat or something like that. Quick rename tuning fork or something!
I know, I am VERY curious who named all these and what's their history.
What Splitboard boots do you have that work with crampons?
All the gear I use is linked in the video description 👍
Awesome video man! Looking to do my first couloir climb/snowboard down this spring. Any recommendations on a good starter couloir?
Cristo on Quandary is a good one to start with
East Side Butler's Banjo..🏂⛷️🦦🍷🍷🐿 4 stars
You said May
This is last years? Or prior years??
Ur gnarly
why are you wearing your helmet so early in the hike with no potential rockfall at the sign?
Rock fall in the spring is a big gamble chocolate, especially with east facing lines that warm up so quickly. I'd rather pop it on at the bottom, even if the risk is .1% than wish I had it on when the rocks start whizzing by.
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The tourists of tourists Texans place to hike to claim the 14er first aside from Longs which many deaths occur as a result of newbs
None the less it’s always gorgeous herr