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Table of contents
- 1. Escape Wall 40 in Area
- 2. Index by grade
1. Escape Wall 40 routes in Area
- Summary:
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Sport climbing, Rock climbing and Trad climbing
access issues
A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required for vehicles stopping in Kananaskis.
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 |
★★ Lockin' 'r Hookin'
Enjoyable little trad climb on an otherwise sport climbing dominant crag. Short but sweet, standard set of black diamond stopper nuts should do the job. | 5.7 | 21m | |||||
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| 2 |
★ Drifter's Escape
Climb the left facing corner crack through a shallow chimney to the first ledge and start of the corner offwidth crack. The crack is short but well worth the effort. Climb the crack to the upper ledge. The chains can be found on the left facing wall about 1.5m above the upper ledge. A few large CAMALOTS C4 #5- #7 will eliminate the run out in the upper wife section. | 5.9 | 22m | |||||
| 3 |
★★ Koyaanisqatsi
Solo some 5.9 to a silly high first bolt and a crux Traverse and bulge.. Climb a fun crack from a huge rest to a very run out ending. | 5.11a | 23m, 8 | |||||
| 4 |
★★ Double Clutch
A technical climb with a distinct crux on the bulge. Great grippy rock. Lots of edges and crimps! Was only 4bolts in 25m. Now it's is 8 and climbs modern and safely. Completely rebolted 2017 by Mason Tessier. | 5.12a | 28m, 8 | |||||
| 5 | ★★ Ideal for Living | 5.11b | 27m | |||||
| 6 | 2+2=5 | 5.10c | 30m | |||||
| 7 | Brazilian Buzz | 5.10a | 25m | |||||
| 8 | ★ The Great Outdoors | 5.11a | 23m | |||||
| 9 | A.K.A | 5.10d | 25m | |||||
| 10 | Channel Zero | 5.11b | 25m | |||||
| 11 | Bango | 5.11c | 25m | |||||
| 12 |
★★ Channel AKA
Straight up past channel zero anchor. | 5.11b | 29m | |||||
| 13 | Winnebago Warrior | 5.11b | 25m | |||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 14 | Through a Glass Darkly | 5.11b | 24m | |||||
| 15 |
★★ The Roman Empire
FA: David Dancer, 1989 | 5.10d | 16m, 4 | |||||
| 16 |
★ MEC
FA: David Dancer, 1989 | 5.10d | 16m, 4 | |||||
| 17 | Scribble Feet | 5.12a | 24m | |||||
| 18 |
Nuts of Steel
FA: Kelly Tobey, 1984 | 5.10a | 24m, 4 | |||||
| 19 | Recipe for Poutine | 5.10c | 10m | |||||
| 20 |
★★ Fries & Gravy
Extension above M.E.C. Crank the powerful Roof! The crimps over the roof broke since the FA a few times, thus warranting 5.13. FA: Todd Guyn | 5.13a | 20m | |||||
| 21 |
Cheese Curds
Up and right from anchor of Recipe for Poutine | 5.12d | 23m | |||||
| 22 | Blank on the Map | 5.11a | 12m | |||||
| 23 | Hollow Men | 5.10b | 12m | |||||
| 24 | I Drill, Therefore I Am | 5.10c | 14m | |||||
| 25 | Shadow Play | 5.10a | 13m | |||||
| 26 | Regatta de Blank | 5.12b | 38m | |||||
| 27 | Regatta de Blanker | 5.13a | 38m | |||||
| 28 | A Taxing Affair | 5.9 | 12m | |||||
| 29 | One Way to Wangland | 5.8 | 13m | |||||
| 30 | ★★★ Naked Teenage Girls | 5.12a | 38m | |||||
| 31 | ★★★ Sisyphus Goes to Hollywood | 5.11c | 33m | |||||
| 32 |
★★★ Sensoria
Beauty technical face climbing the entrie way (climbs longer then the height depicts). This route has some amazing movement and some very very fingery holds. Hard to believe it gets 12A! Enjoy a 1980's test piece | 5.12a | 12m, 5 | |||||
| 33 |
★ Kiwis Fly
A v5 boulder problem over the roof. | 5.12c | 15m | |||||
| 34 | ★★ Cost of Living | 5.11a | 15m, 4 | |||||
| 35 | Age of Reason Direct | 5.11c | 15m | |||||
| 36 | Age of Reason | 5.10c | 15m | |||||
| 37 | Sharky's Revenge | 5.10c | 12m | |||||
| 38 | Where's Your Child | 5.12a | 10m | |||||
| 39 |
★★★ Requiem
The extension above Blank On The Map. A Rockies hidden gem. Beautiful technical climbing with a lower powerful Crux | 5.12a | 32m | |||||
| 40 | Tempted to Exist | 5.10d | 35m | |||||
2. Index by grade
| Grade | 
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Stars | Name | Style | Pop |
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| 5.7 | ★★ | Lockin' 'r Hookin' | 21m | ||
| 5.8 | One Way to Wangland | 13m | |||
| 5.9 | A Taxing Affair | 12m | |||
| ★ | Drifter's Escape | 22m | |||
| 5.10a | Brazilian Buzz | 25m | |||
| Nuts of Steel | 24m, 4 | ||||
| Shadow Play | 13m | ||||
| 5.10b | Hollow Men | 12m | |||
| 5.10c | 2+2=5 | 30m | |||
| Age of Reason | 15m | ||||
| I Drill, Therefore I Am | 14m | ||||
| Recipe for Poutine | 10m | ||||
| Sharky's Revenge | 12m | ||||
| 5.10d | A.K.A | 25m | |||
| ★ | MEC | 16m, 4 | |||
| Tempted to Exist | 35m | ||||
| ★★ | The Roman Empire | 16m, 4 | |||
| 5.11a | Blank on the Map | 12m | |||
| ★★ | Cost of Living | 15m, 4 | |||
| ★★ | Koyaanisqatsi | 23m, 8 | |||
| ★ | The Great Outdoors | 23m | |||
| 5.11b | ★★ | Channel AKA | 29m | ||
| Channel Zero | 25m | ||||
| ★★ | Ideal for Living | 27m | |||
| Through a Glass Darkly | 24m | ||||
| Winnebago Warrior | 25m | ||||
| 5.11c | Age of Reason Direct | 15m | |||
| Bango | 25m | ||||
| ★★★ | Sisyphus Goes to Hollywood | 33m | |||
| 5.12a | ★★ | Double Clutch | 28m, 8 | ||
| ★★★ | Naked Teenage Girls | 38m | |||
| ★★★ | Requiem | 32m | |||
| Scribble Feet | 24m | ||||
| ★★★ | Sensoria | 12m, 5 | |||
| Where's Your Child | 10m | ||||
| 5.12b | Regatta de Blank | 38m | |||
| 5.12c | ★ | Kiwis Fly | 15m | ||
| 5.12d | Cheese Curds | 23m | |||
| 5.13a | ★★ | Fries & Gravy | 20m | ||
| Regatta de Blanker | 38m |