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Access issues inherited from Black Feather Canyon

Black feather skirts around closely to wildlife corridors. Be carful or best wsrnings up in Fall. Respect the wildlife and don’t litter. This is a national park

Approach

Park at Minnewanka Lake. Follow the trail around the lake until you reach the bridge crossing Cascade River. After the bridge, take an immediate left and follow the trail for about 20 minutes until you reach a drainage. Follow the dry riverbed up for about 50 m and you will reach the first wall (Rainbow wall).

Ethic inherited from Black Feather Canyon

Sport climbing. No manufactured holds thanks

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Routes

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1
5.10b ★ X-Ray Spex Sport 14m, 4

Start ontop of the small dirt hill. Fun sidepull climbing to a neat little crux around the last bolt

2
5.9 ★ Le Ritz Sport
3
5.10c ★★ Ripchord Sport
4
5.10c ★ A Simple Plan Sport 14m, 4
5
5.10d ★★ London Burning Sport 19m, 8

Work your way up a right facing corner to a small tricky bulge on excellent rock. Continue up to anchors just right of a right facing corner.

6
5.11b ★★ Never Mind the Bollocks Sport 25m

Balancey moves and crimps lead to the crux over the bulge.

7
5.10c ★★ Anarchy in the UK Sport 19m, 11
8
5.10b ★★ Holiday in Cambodia Sport 22m, 9

This fun route has fantastic holds, great movement and outstanding stone. To start, traverse in from the ledge up on the ledge. Back clip the first bolt.

FA: Chris Miller

Set by Chris Miller, 2004

9
5.10c ★★ Holiday in Cambodia Direct start Sport

Direct start to Holiday In Cambodia. Flood washed away 2m's so it has a high first bolt now. Adds a grade with a harder start

10
5.10c ★★★ Sister Ray Sport 28m, 11

Great climbing on edges and sidepull a leads to steepish climbing on a overhanging arête. Classic

FA: John Martin

11
5.11a ★★★ Minor Threat Sport 30m

Start on Sister Ray but negotiate right. A very fun corner awaits

12
5.13b ★★ Free Hookup Sport

Great boulder problem start to interesting corner climbing to top. This is the powerful looking line to the left of Carnal Prayer Mat or Open Projext number 12 in the Bow Valley sport.

FA: Evan Hau, 2013

13
5.12b ★★★ Carnal Prayer Mat Sport 30m, 12

Launch into a series of small overlaps. Tough for the grade but an absolute classic.

FA: Peter Arbic, 2003

14
5.12d ★★ Tonto and the Lone Ranger Fist Fight in Heaven Sport

A tough low percentage throw right off the ground leads to easier but still tricky climbing into a v shaped notch. Navigate around some bird crap to reach the base of the roof. Take a couple of deep breaths before powering through a hard to read roof sequence.

FA: Peter Arbic, 2003

15
Project L SportProject

The extension of Vanilla Guerilla. Said to go around 13b

16
5.12a ★★★ Vanilla Guerrilla Sport 35m, 11

Climb through a scoop and onto a vertical face. Trend left to anchors under the big Roof.

FA: Todd Guyn, 2008

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