Potosi Peak, North Couloir: May 2010

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At Angel Creek Campground
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Starting up for Potosi
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Cold night, frozen streams
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Ryan hiking toward snowline
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Potosi on right
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Ryan about ready for crampons and an ice axe
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Geared up
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Nearing the Potosi-Coffeepot saddle
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View towards Sneffels
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Traverse to the saddle
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Potosi
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Ryan on the traverse
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North Couloir starts at the lower left hand side
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Cornices overhang the saddle
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Ryan keeping on the safe side of the corniced ridge
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Downclimbing out of the fall line of cornice bits
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Traversing to the couloir
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Couloir is shaded on the left
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Cliffs above have shed most of their snow
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Teakettle from in the couloir
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Partway into the couloir
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Ryan two-tooling it up the couloir
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Ryan tops out
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Just 100 feet or less to the summit
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Summit views
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A little downclimbing to the standard route
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Ryan on the standard traverse around the south and west sides of the peak
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Descending back to our ascent line
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Potosi from near the road