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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Fri 11th Nov 2022 - Eardley Escarpment
Western Cwm Spindrift Wall
5.3 Bolt Line 3 Sport 25m, 9 Very Good
5.3 Ground Zero Sport 25m, 10 Classic
5.6 Bolt Line 1 Sport 25m, 8 Very Good
Sat 5th Nov 2022 - Panorama - Bowman
Mur École
5.8 The Dawn Sport 17m, 6 Good
5.5 5.6 Je s’appellais Grout Sport 17m, 8 Good
5.8 Clair de lune Sport 17m, 7 Good
Sat 29th Oct 2022 - Kanata (Tremblant)
Secteur Dallecoolique
5.7 Dans le Bon Vieux Temps Sport 32m, 13 Very Good
5.7 Carrefour Giratoire Sport 27m, 10 Very Good
Sun 16th Oct 2022 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) North End
5.8 Proboscis Sport 12m, 4 Good
This "5.6" is harder than "Hump Day Direct", nominally "5.8".

 
5.7 Hump Day Direct Sport 13m, 5 Good
Sun 2nd Oct 2022 - Lac Sam
Right Wing TnA Wall
5.7 Scylla and Charybdis Sport 36m, 15 Very Good
Sun 2nd Oct 2022 - Lac Sam
Right Wing Pink Floyd Wall
5.6 (un)Comfortably Numb Sport 15m, 7 Very Good
Sat 1st Oct 2022 - Eardley Escarpment
Western Cwm Spindrift Wall
5.3 Bolt Line 3 Sport 25m, 9 Very Good
Sat 17th Sep 2022 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) Mid-cliff Sector
5.8 Rock Hugger Sport 15m, 6 Very Good
With having been climbed enough that everything is clean (rather than a bit dusty, post-opening), I'm comfortable with calling this 5.8. Not a gimme "5.8" like "Too Many Puppies", but actual real 5.8.

 
Sat 17th Sep 2022 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) Star Trek Sector
5.8 I'm a Doctor, Not a Climber Sport 18m, 6 Good
Sat 17th Sep 2022 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) 2nd Easy Way Down Sector
5.7 Pull Up Sport 18m, 5 Good
5.6 Awkward Overhangs Sport 11m, 7 Good
Sat 3rd Sep 2022 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) North End
5.8 Proboscis Sport 12m, 4 Good
If you stay on the line, it is "old school 5.6", more like modern 5.8.

 
5.8 5.7 Hump Day Direct Sport 13m, 5 Good
5.6 Hump Day Sport 13m, 5 Good
5.8 Breakfast Beer Sport 16m, 7 Good
The start was damp, making it harder than normal.

 
Sat 27th Aug 2022 - Lac Sam
Right Wing TnA Wall
5.7 Scylla and Charybdis Sport 36m, 15 Very Good
5.8 Come From Away Sport 38m, 22 Good
5.5 Sunday Morning Stroll Sport 25m, 11
With the pack on, as usual.

 
5.8 Shake Your Groove Thing Sport 28m, 13
5.8 Tits 'n' Ass Sport 32m, 11 Very Good
5.8 Jenga Sport 35m, 17 Very Good
Wed 17th Aug 2022 - Rocher Baron
La Sieste au soleil
5c Grand frère Sport 20m Very Good
5b Leve-toi et grimpe Sport 15m Good
Tue 16th Aug 2022 - Rocher Baron
La Sieste au soleil
5c Lézard maniac Sport 35m Very Good
Sat 9th Jul 2022 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) Mid-cliff Sector
5.6 Fogged Up Sport 16m, 5 Good
5.7 Karma Points Sport 13m, 5 Very Good
5.9 Black Widow Sport 10m, 4 Good
Sun 3rd Jul 2022 - Lac Sam
Right Wing TnA Wall
5.5 Sunday Morning Stroll Sport 25m, 11 Good
Climb out with pack. Still recovering from ribs and pneumothorax.

 
5.8 Come From Away Sport 38m, 22 Good
Very careful lead, as still recovering from ribs and pneumothorax.

 
Sat 2nd Jul 2022 - Lac Sam
Left Wing Main Cliff
5.6 UK-Swiss Confederation Sport 30m, 14 Very Good
Still recovering from ribs and pneumothorax.

 
Sat 18th Jun 2022 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
5.7 Giggles Sport 20m, 11 Very Good
5.7 Randy Moss Sport 25m, 9 Very Good
Hard for a 5.7. Though, that might have been the humidity.

 
Sun 5th Jun 2022 - Panorama - Bowman
Mur École
5.8 Deux poids, deux mesures Sport 17m, 7 Average
5.8 Surprise sur prises Sport 20m, 10 Classic
5.8 Clair de lune Sport 17m, 7 Good
Sat 4th Jun 2022 - Lac Sam
Right Wing TnA Wall
5.7 5.7 PG Big Finish Sport 25m, 9
5.7 Scylla and Charybdis Sport 36m, 15 Very Good
5.8 Come From Away Sport 38m, 22 Good
5.5 Sunday Morning Stroll Sport 25m, 11
It was starting to rain.

 
Sat 28th May 2022 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) Mid-cliff Sector
5.8 Stage Left Sport 13m, 5 Good
Mon 23rd May 2022 - Lac Sam
Left Wing Upper Left Wing
5.8 Fractus Sport 12m, 5 Very Good
5.8 Mixed Precipitation (Mixed Precipitation P1)
1 5.8 25m
Sport 25m, 11 Very Good
5.8 Lemon Technique Sport 18m, 8 Classic
Sat 21st May 2022 - Mont Rigaud
Main Wall
5.8 Stigmata Sport 15m, 5 Good
5.8 Killer Bunnies From Mars Sport 11m
5.3 Easy Corner Sport 11m Good
5.6 5.5 Pine Sol Sport 11m, 4 Average
Sat 21st May 2022 - Mont Rigaud
Bob's Wall
5.8 5.6 Shish-Kebob Sport 15m, 7 Good
Sun 1st May 2022 - Montagne d'Argent
Grand Canyon
5.9 Illusion Sport 25m, 8 Good
5.7 La Belle de Cadix Sport 14m, 4 Good
Mon 18th Apr 2022 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) Mid-cliff Sector
5.9 Black Widow Sport 10m, 4 Good
5.6 Fogged Up Sport 16m, 5 Good
5.7 Karma Points Sport 13m, 5 Very Good
There's no slab climbing... it's all dihedral.

 
5.7 Stage Right Sport 13m, 4 Very Good
I really like Stage Right.

 
Sat 16th Apr 2022 - Lac Sam
Left Wing Main Cliff
5.6 UK-Swiss Confederation Sport 30m, 14 Good
Rope got stuck on the pull -- there's a rope-eating crack right at the top I'm going to have to fix.

 
5.8 Ninnyhammer Sport 30m, 14 Good
5.6 UK-Swiss Confederation Sport 30m, 14 Good
Mon 4th Apr 2022 - Sierra de Toix
Toix Lejano Oeste
5 La roja tres Sport 20m Good
Felt easier than I remembered from a few years back.

 
4+ Ocho fixe Sport 20m
4 La roja dos Sport 20m, 7
4 Bella ruta Sport 20m, 9
Sun 7th Nov 2021 - Lac Sam
Left Wing Upper Left Wing
5.8 Mixed Precipitation (Mixed Precipitation P1)
1 5.8 25m
Sport 25m, 11 Good
5.8 Lemon Technique Sport 18m, 8 Classic
Sat 6th Nov 2021 - Montagne d'Argent
Le sauna
5.8 Les Glouglous Sport 27m, 10 Very Good
Starting to get mossy.

 
Sat 6th Nov 2021 - Montagne d'Argent
La Petite Folie
5.5 Lapin Agile Sport 30m, 9 Good
"Warm up" on a cold day. Lead the first 2/3rds with gloves on to keep my hands warmer.

 
Sat 6th Nov 2021 - Montagne d'Argent
Controverse
5.8 controverse Sport 25m, 10 Good
Sun 24th Oct 2021 - Mont Rigaud
Gully Area
5.6 5.6 PG Bunny Hop Sport 11m, 2 Good
Sun 24th Oct 2021 - Mont Rigaud
Main Wall
5.3 Blocky Corner Sport 14m Average
5.5 Pine Sol Sport 11m, 4 Average
5.8 Killer Bunnies From Mars Sport 11m Average
Sat 23rd Oct 2021 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) Mid-cliff Sector
5.7 Karma Points Sport 13m, 5 Very Good
Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) Mid-cliff Sector
5.7 Karma Points Sport 13m, 5 Very Good
5.6 Fogged Up Sport 16m, 5 Good
5.10a Hakuna-Matata Sport 15m, 5 Very Good
Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) North End
5.6 5.8 Proboscis Sport 12m, 4 Good
5.8 5.7 Hump Day Direct Sport 13m, 5 Good
Sun 10th Oct 2021 - Montagne d'Argent
Vertigineux
5.9 Conjonction de cellulaire Sport 14m, 5 Good
Sat 9th Oct 2021 - Montagne d'Argent
Antre du Dragon
5.9 La Saint-Ambroise Sport 20m, 6 Classic
Thu 7th Oct 2021 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) 2nd Easy Way Down Sector
5.10a 5.10b Locutus Sport 15m Very Good
I think this is more like 5.10a.

 
5.10a Tea. Earl Grey. Hot. Sport 12m, 5 Good
5.7 Make it So Sport 12m Very Good
5.9 Warbird Sport 12m Good
Pulling direct on the bolt line over the little roof does go at about 5.9; only 5.8 if you wander left.

 
Thu 7th Oct 2021 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) North End
5.7 Hump Day Direct Sport 13m, 5 Good
If you climb it super-direct, like right on the bolt line, it does go at about 5.7.

 
Sun 3rd Oct 2021 - Montagne d'Argent
Grand Canyon
5.10a Pathfinder Sport 25m, 8 Good
Unsustained, like main routes in the area, but some good bits.

 
5.8 Le "Speech" de Gaétan Sport 20m, 6 Good
Some wet rock near the top made the finish a bit exciting.

 
Sun 26th Sep 2021 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) The Far End
5.10b On the road again Sport 15m, 6 Very Good
Sun 26th Sep 2021 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) Mid-cliff Sector
5.8 Tree Hugger Sport 16m, 6 Good
5.9 Black Widow Sport 10m, 4 Good
Sat 25th Sep 2021 - Lac Sam
Left Wing Main Cliff
5.8 A Story for Jan Sport 30m, 10 Classic
5.10a Pelennor Sport 23m, 8 Classic
Sat 25th Sep 2021 - Lac Sam
Left Wing Upper Left Wing
5.8 Mixed Precipitation (Mixed Precipitation P1)
1 5.8 25m
Sport 25m, 11 Very Good
Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) 2nd Easy Way Down Sector
5.6 Awkward Overhangs Sport 11m, 7 Good
Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) North End
5.8 Breakfast Beer Sport 16m, 7 Good
Fri 17th Sep 2021 - Calabogie
Main Cliff (Summer - Rock) 2nd Easy Way Down Sector
5.10a 5.10b Locutus Sport 15m Very Good
I don't think this is any harder than "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.", which is 10a.

 

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