Routes in East Kootenays

This beauty route has everything. A fun flake into big moves on sloppers. A hard crux on a very tiny crimp, into more powerful climbing and a great, fun finish. A Lakit classic for sure.

(Originally graded 5.13a, but has since been down graded in the 'East Kootenay Rocks guide book, 2021 edition.)

Climbs the arête on very sloppered pockets and guess what, sloppers! . Has a few desperate moves right off the ledge and a lot of tension all the way to the next ledge! Finishes on the 5.11a next door. Watch the hard crux clip and keep some gas for the final crux above that clip. Pure power endurance and stiff AF for the grade

Go up Moustache Stampede then go to the left at the end for a amazing extension and great rock

Start on gear on this line up the left side of the slab, finish on gear above.

This tackles the striking white wall above the overhang on the right side of the area.

Wander up to the large overhang. Utilizing amazing finger locks pull over the overhang and get established on the smooth wall above.

Move up leftwards before a tricky right move at the last bolt allows a sloping ledge below the chains to be gained.

Muster one last move up to the chains.

Try not to swear as you climb past terrible rock on good holds. Above the ledge attains better rock

P1: 5.8 30m P2: 5.7 20m P3: 5.5 15m

Right side of face. Great place to practice with the aid rack.

Unknown 5.10 to the right of '18 Viola'

Take a walk through a forest of jugs and sloppered buckets until you set up camp on the massive ledge. In the morning enjoy the beauty crack (slot) to a sensational finish.

Balance and technique will get you up this great route. Watch out for the cheeky mantel !

Awesome climbing on the right side of the Arête!

Dyno, Big jugs, slopers another route that has everything

Start on Moustache Stampede then go to the right when you see the roof.

Climb the wall up to the overhang and moving slightly right continue on up to wall. Right side of the area

Originally graded 5.12c, but has since been down graded in the 'East Kootenay Rocks guide book, 2021 edition.

Super fun technical climbing involving some sequential movement to a crux at the last bolt and a spicey finish.

Another unknown bolt line goes up just behind the small tree

Originally graded 5.13a, but has since been down graded in the 'East Kootenay Rocks guide book, 2021 edition.

A great technical climb with a good but tricky finish!

An old guide book described the gear for this as "None"...

Next to the hard looking 12.a

After a steep and tricky start to get established on the arete, romp up the arete enjoying the moves and the fine position.

Such a contrived route. TBH it should have its bolt cut as it squeezed in way to close to the neighbours. Apparently it climbs without any use of the jugs out right which are right close to the bolts. Stay very closely to the bolt line. Powerful crimps up the face. Short and soft

(Originally graded 5.13d, but has since been down graded in the 'East Kootenay Rocks guide book, 2021 edition.)

This is the 2nd pitch of '1A Corner Crack'.

Another bolt line going up the yellow rock under the low roof.

Short but packs an absolute punch. Climbs the steepest part of this sector up a very thin crack. Pure power endurance with a tough as nails mantel above. Easy climbing to finish.

The variation out right of Air Mail, still incorporating 2 epic dynos!!

Climb the wall via directly beneath a very small overlap at mid hight. Continue up the wall to pass a larger overlap just below the top.

Everyone's favourite warm up. Climbs up the fun jugs, crimps and sidepulls to a short and fun crux up higher. If only it was longer...

Absolute rat shit (literally) all around the anchor and the mantel move to it. Yuck

This great route features the most bubbley sloppered jugs around that slowly make your forearms extremely fat! Enjoy the crux down low and then again at the last bolt! Classic