Ascents in Canada by topher

Awesome kneebar halfway up the steep bit. Could be 12c if you had no idea how to jam, but the line is a crack. Probably really a soft 12a.

Sandbagged onto this by Steve. Has some hard moves, but main difficulty was finding all the hidden holds!

Good fun, and didn't get the onsight very easily, partly because I was trying to avoid using the same holds as Dynamic Duo. Unfortunate they're so close together, but they're both fun still.

Made me sweat, especially getting the final jug. Some pretty burly parts, but unfortunately (fortunate for me) it's not very sustained.

Amazing. Hard to get off the ground, and a long way to the first clip, but rest of p1 fairly easy, with a harder step left at about 2/3 height. Second pitch gets 11a in the guide, but is definitely the hardest/most sustained. Awesome slabbing. p3 has a couple of hardish moves, but generally felt easier than p2. p4 fairly straight-forwards, with one slightly harder move going past the 4th(?) bolt.

Good fun. Steep jugs with a single V3 move at the 3rd bolt. Would deserve a star or two if it was a bit longer.

Very cruxy start. New guide gives it 11b, which I think feels more honest.

Bit of a one-move wonder, but nice rock.

A bit too pumpy to be a good warmup!

Fun start, with trickier finish than expected.

Unbelievably didn't screw it up, despite my best efforts. Crux is around bolts 3-4, with top section pretty simple.

Thin and tenuous, but not too painful on the tips.

Fun rising traverse, then great face moves to get to the 4th bolt. Found the last move the hardest to commit to with a mossy footer.

Some fun moves on little crimpers, but pretty easy overall.

Good fun, with a couple of really nice moves near the top

Pretty fun

Deserves a couple of stars, even if it does naturally go onto the trad line next to it near the top. Excellent first pitch with a fun start and slabby arete, and then a balancy start to the second pitch.

Fun moves past the roof.

Pumpy access to upper pitch

Gets you pumped if you're unfit, but otherwise pretty simple climbing.

As the guide says, not the best warm-up. A pretty ugly climb, really. Nowhere near two stars!

Short, but fun and definitely a little less obvious than Mountain Aven

Thin moves at the top, and spent most of the time trying to find the holds. Just as well it isn't too steep!

Awkward move, rather apt name!

Great!

Was meant to do Ladies First, but it was getting dark and completely missed the bolts. Progressively harder right to the top.

Really good climbing, going over the classic Skaha polished bulge at the top.

The most enjoyable climb here so far. Flows really nice, and is still doable when your hands are getting more and more frozen

Really nice moves throughout.

A bit glassy

Good but not great. Some really enjoyable climbing interspersed with some not-so-good climbing. Pitch 3 climbs the best I think. Pitch 4 is given as the crux pitch, but hardest move is near the start of pitch 5, and pitch 6 is the most sustained. A nice day out, and well worth the walk.

Post-lunch warmup

Definitely not 11a like the guide says, but a little harder than 10b I think.

p2 (10a) only, accessed by traversing from Xenolith Dance anchors.

Really fun climbing. Fairly sustained lower half, but with a very obvious crux section. Upper part mostly 10a-ish, but super fun. Turkey vultures cruising around waiting for something to happen.

Could be better than we thought, as 50% of the holds were wet. A lot or the rock is partially rotted. Quite a different start, followed by lots of pumpy sidepulls

Couple of loose bits, but in general really good. Much better bolt spacing than Wonderbar Wall!

Sections of glassy slab just below bolts make for more fun climbing.

Much better than expected. Full value with nice moves too.

Much different to other things I've done at Skaha. Slopey! Felt hard for the grade...

Unexpectedly long, and climbs very well. A bit confusing right at the top, trying not to cross onto the route to the left.

Not the best gear, and not the best climb!

Final pitch only as part of Stairway to Heaven. A little dirty, and soaked on R side, but didn't touch anything wet until the top. A little chossy.

Enjoyable, just a pity it's so short. Been so long since I climbed on limestone...

Still too many bolts, but slightly better, and nicer climbing

Good, but definitely aware of the runouts. A long, long way to the first bolt!

Really nice, but with one loose rock about 5m up.

Nice for the first climb out side in ages. Getting used to using little footers again!

Some hardish moves for a 10a. Reasonably well bolted, but a fall on most of the route would be pretty shitty.

Runout in places - could probably place some gear. There is a wasp nest in the overlap just after the second last bolt on p1.