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Fri 23rd Feb 2024 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Grotto Falls | |||||||
WI3 | ★ Grotto Falls | 55m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Fri 23rd Feb 2024 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Headwall | |||||||
M6 | ★★★ Pudding | 20m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
WI4 Easy | ★ Hers | 15m | ★ Good | ||||
Sat 16th Dec 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Grotto Falls | |||||||
WI3 | ★ Grotto Falls | 55m | ★ Good | ||||
It was early season yet so precarious movements to try and not break the ice. Top section was good
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Fri 25th Aug 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Right | |||||||
5.9 | ★★ Scheherazade - with Maxwell Cullen | 21m, 6 | |||||
Legit slabbing
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5.9 | ★★ Scheherazade - with Maxwell Cullen | 21m, 6 | |||||
Legit slabbing
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Fri 25th Aug 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.11d | ★★★ Stone Age Romeos - with Meredith Apple | 20m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
If you like runout mantles then this is for you
Best route in Canada |
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5.11a | ★★ Farewell to Arms - with Meredith Apple | 15m, 5 | |||||
Super nice climbing up a wild set of features
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Fri 25th Aug 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Right | |||||||
5.9 | ★★ Scheherazade - with Meredith Apple | 21m, 6 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Delightful
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Fri 25th Aug 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Paintings Wall North | |||||||
5.11b | ★★ Tour de Pump - with Meredith Apple | 14m, 7 | |||||
Really good upper section. Wild.
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Fri 25th Aug 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Paintings Wall South | |||||||
5.11b | ★★ Cultural Imperative - with Meredith Apple | 15m | |||||
Weird
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5.10c | ★ Blindside - with Meredith Apple | 12m | |||||
Rough warmup
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Fri 25th Aug 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Paintings Wall North | |||||||
5.11b | ★★ Tour de Pump | 14m, 7 | |||||
Weird
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Fri 25th Aug 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.11a | ★★ Farewell to Arms | 15m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Super sick
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Sat 12th Aug 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Paintings Wall South | |||||||
5.8 | ★ OK Corral | ||||||
Sun 28th May 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Lower Narrows | |||||||
5.6 | Kubla Kahn - with Andrew McVay, Jeff Leeman, Emma Bogner | 14m, 3 | Average | ||||
Sun 28th May 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Upper White Wing | |||||||
5.10a | ★★★ Blind Faith | ||||||
5.9 | ★ Yellow Wedge | Average | |||||
Sun 28th May 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Lower Narrows | |||||||
5.10a | ★ Monterey | Average | |||||
Sat 27th May 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.12a | ★★ Death in the Afternoon — 3 attempts | ★★ Very Good | |||||
3rd go today. Felt cruisy on the send
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Fri 26th May 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Upper White Wing | |||||||
5.10b | ★ Charm | ||||||
5.10b | ★★ Diamond Sky | ||||||
5.9 | Cameo | ||||||
Fri 26th May 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Paintings Wall North | |||||||
5.10b | Jugthuggery | ||||||
Sat 13th May 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.11a | ★★ Farewell to Arms | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sun 30th Apr 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.9 | Falling from Heaven - with Bruce Allan | 11m, 4 | Average | ||||
5.11a | ★★ Farewell to Arms - with Bruce Allan | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
5.10c | ★ Old Man and the C - with Bruce Allan | 17m, 9 | ★ Good | ||||
Sun 30th Apr 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Water Wall Left | |||||||
5.10a | ★ Spring Clean — 2 attempts - with Bruce Allan | ★ Good | |||||
Sat 29th Apr 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.12c | ★★ Cracked Rhythm — 3 attempts | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Working the crux sequence. Made some great progress figuring out some micro beta. Progress!
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Sun 23rd Apr 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.11a | ★★ Farewell to Arms | 15m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Always fun. End of the session lap.
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5.11b | ★★ Chips are for Kids | ★★ Very Good | |||||
5.12c | ★★ Cracked Rhythm | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Jumped on to see if it could be a potential project. Really nice! Short boulder then easier to the top. Stoked I did all the moves so keen to give it a few more burns.
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Tue 21st Mar 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Grotto Falls | |||||||
5.8 WI3 | Bisexual Piton - with Mike Markov | 50m | Don't Bother | ||||
Very loose and chossy
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WI3 | ★ Grotto Falls - with Mike Markov | 55m | |||||
Sun 26th Feb 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Headwall | |||||||
M6 | ★★★ Pudding | 20m | |||||
So close on the onsight - fell clipping the anchor with the rope in my mouth. Had just enough fall time for a moment of clarity: “I should probably open my mouth soon…” Sent next shot, trusting those torques!
Probably the harder of the M6+ routes here. |
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Fri 24th Feb 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Headwall | |||||||
WI4 ~WI3+ | ★ Hers — 3 attempts | 15m | |||||
Epic first ice route. Getting that mileage in, always learning new ice technique.
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Mon 13th Feb 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Headwall | |||||||
WI4 | ★ His | 15m | |||||
M6 | ★ Sketch and Sniff | 12m | |||||
First mixed lead. Pretty cool and more obvious holds than the left M6.
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M6 | ★ Sketch and Sniff | 12m | |||||
M6 | ★★ Mental Jewlery | 12m | |||||
WI4 ~WI3+ | ★ Hers | 15m | |||||
Mon 13th Feb 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Grotto Falls | |||||||
WI3 | ★ Grotto Falls | 55m | |||||
Lap
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Tue 24th Jan 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Headwall | |||||||
WI4 | ★ His - with Chris Schubert | 15m | |||||
WI4 | ★ His - with Chris Schubert | 15m | |||||
M6 | ★★ Mental Jewlery - with Chris Schubert | 12m | |||||
WI4 | ★ Hers - with Chris Schubert | 15m | |||||
WI4 | ★ His - with Chris Schubert | 15m | |||||
M6 | ★★ Mental Jewlery - with Chris Schubert | 12m | |||||
WI4 | ★ Hers - with Chris Schubert | 15m | |||||
WI4 | ★ His - with Chris Schubert | 15m | |||||
Wed 18th Jan 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Grotto Falls | |||||||
WI3 | ★ Grotto Falls - with Laura | 55m | |||||
Sun 1st Jan 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Headwall | |||||||
WI4 ~WI3+ | ★ Hers | 15m | |||||
Sun 1st Jan 2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Grotto Falls | |||||||
WI3 | ★ Grotto Falls - with Cameron Harkins | 55m | |||||
2023 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Right | |||||||
5.10a | ★ Runaway | ||||||
Corner crack can be climbed on gear
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Sat 12th Nov 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Headwall | |||||||
WI4 | ★ Hers - with Mike Markov, Chris Schubert | 15m | |||||
M6 | ★ Sketch and Sniff - with Mike Markov, Chris Schubert | 12m | |||||
WI4 | ★ Hers - with Mike Markov, Chris Schubert | 15m | |||||
M6 | ★ Sketch and Sniff - with Mike Markov, Chris Schubert | 12m | |||||
WI4 | ★ Hers - with Mike Markov, Chris Schubert | 15m | |||||
Thu 13th Oct 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.11b | ★★ Chips are for Kids | ★★ Very Good | |||||
5.11b | ★★ Chips are for Kids | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Thu 13th Oct 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Right | |||||||
5.10c | Zipcode | 11m, 4 | Average | ||||
Thu 13th Oct 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Water Wall Left | |||||||
5.10c | Raindust | Average | |||||
Mon 22nd Aug 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Paintings Wall North | |||||||
5.11b | ★★ Tour de Pump - with Jess C | 14m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Dirty, chossy start leads to fine layback crack up the top
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Mon 22nd Aug 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.11a | ★★ Farewell to Arms - with Jess C | 15m, 5 | |||||
5.9 | Falling from Heaven - with Jess C | 11m, 4 | |||||
Mon 22nd Aug 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Lower Narrows | |||||||
5.10a | ★ Xanadu - with Jess C | ||||||
Sun 14th Aug 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Alley - Right | |||||||
5.11b | ★★ Big Breasted Girls Go To the Beach and Take Their Tops Off | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Really nice moves.
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Thu 28th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Armadillo Buttress | |||||||
5.11a | ★ Stimulus Cheque | 80m | ★ Good | ||||
With Marc, stoked to see him onsight his first ever 11a pitch on the last pitch!
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5.10d | ★★ Asylum Escape | 80m, 13 | ★ Good | ||||
Much better rock quality than the other routes. Fun climbing throughout.
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Tue 19th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.11a | ★★ Farewell to Arms | 15m, 5 | |||||
Tue 19th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Paintings Wall South | |||||||
5.10a | Retrospective | 15m, 6 | |||||
Tue 19th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Paintings Wall North | |||||||
5.9 | Nine Ways to Sunday | 13m, 5 | |||||
5.10c | ★ Layaway Plan | 15m, 5 | |||||
5.10b | ★ Jesus Drives a Cadillac | 11m, 4 | |||||
5.10b | ★ Jesus Drives a Cadillac | 11m, 4 | |||||
5.10a | ★ Watusi Wedding | 11m, 4 | |||||
Mon 18th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Right | |||||||
5.11a | ★★★ Delilah | ||||||
kinda sketchy start but solid holds
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Sat 16th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Headwall | |||||||
5.10b | ★★★ Probate | 80m, 23 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
love this climb! just watch you feet on the first and second ledge as lots of loose stuff that can fall onto people below.
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Sat 16th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Right | |||||||
5.10b | ★★ Run of the River | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Sat 9th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.11a | ★★ Farewell to Arms | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
1st send go after a beta burn. So polished, especially at the start.
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Fri 8th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.10c | ★ Old Man and the C - with D_heritage | 17m, 9 | |||||
5.6 | Exit Stage Right - with D_heritage | 4m, 3 | ★ Good | ||||
5.8 | Exit Stage Left - with D_heritage | 4m, 4 | ★ Good | ||||
5.8 | Exit Stage Left - with D_heritage | 4m, 4 | ★ Good | ||||
5.12c | ★★ Cracked Rhythm - with Emma Sykes, Dante | ★ Good | |||||
Only now did I learn this was a 5.12C. Makes me feel a bit better about myself. Hard as rock. Climbed a bit. Fell a bit.
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5.10c | ★ Old Man and the C - with Dante | 17m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fun technical climbing
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5.6 | Exit Stage Right - with Emma Sykes | 4m, 3 | Average | ||||
5.8 | Exit Stage Left - with Emma Sykes | 4m, 4 | Average | ||||
Thu 7th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Alley - Right | |||||||
5.11d | ★★★ Grace Under Pressure | 15m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
First go today. Felt the flow and not a single move felt hard. Incredible the feeling when it all comes together nicely
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Tue 5th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Alley - Right | |||||||
5.11d | ★★★ Grace Under Pressure | 15m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
2 rests on 2nd burn which felt good. Figured out new beta so it will be interesting to see how it goes when I am more fresh
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5.11d | ★★★ Grace Under Pressure | 15m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Really fun climbing throughout. Quite easy to the roof just below half height then it's on from there to the anchors. Just got to hang on long enough!
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Tue 5th Jul 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon The Alley - Centre | |||||||
5.11a | ★★ Knight Moves | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Cruisey 2nd time around.
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5.11a | ★★ Knight Moves | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Onsight attempt - went right when I should have gone left!
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Thu 30th Jun 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Hemingway Wall Left | |||||||
5.11a | ★★ Farewell to Arms | 15m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Really fun climbing - cruised it 2nd time around.
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5.11a | ★★ Farewell to Arms | 15m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Onsight attempt had me fall at the last bolt
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5.10c | ★ Old Man and the C | 17m, 9 | ★ Good | ||||
5.12a | ★★ Death in the Afternoon | ★ Good | |||||
Tiny slopey crimpers with no friction. Found this nails hard.
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Sun 26th Jun 2022 - Canmore | |||||||
Grotto Canyon Paintings Wall North | |||||||
5.12b | You're Only Cheating Yourself | 8m, 3 |