Grade | Route | Gear style | Crag | Quality | Climber | Date | |||
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5.11c | ★★ Surfs Up | 23m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Wed 21st Jun 2023 | ||||
Wish the steep section was about 20m longer. Really fun through that section.
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5.11a | ★★ Pinin for the Fjords - with pascal | 11m, 3 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Mon 18th Jun 2012 | ||||
3rd 11a OS!
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5.11a | ★★ Steel bananas - with pascal | 17m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Mon 18th Jun 2012 | ||||
first 11a OS
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5.10a 5.11a | ★ Bear Necessities (Who's afraid of the black bear) - with Penny | 33m, 10 | Banff | ★ Good | Wed 10th Aug 2016 | ||||
A breathtaking move left me breathing like I just saw a bear. Overall positive holds with some interesting angles.
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5.11a | ★★ Steel bananas | 17m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Tue 9th Jul 2019 | ||||
My style of route - techy slab!
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5.11a | ★★ Velocity | 26m, 10 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Fri 5th Aug 2022 | ||||
Cool slab climbing on solid small edges.
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5.10d | ★★ Tonka | 230m | Banff | ★★★ Mega Classic | Mon 13th Jul 2015 | ||||
Probably one of the best multi's in the valley. It's still loose so wear a helmet.
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5.10d |
★★ Tonka
- with
Jason
1
5.9
lead by
Adam
2
5.10a
lead by
Jason
3
5.10d
lead by
Adam
4
5.10a
lead by
Jason
5
5.9
lead by
Adam
6
5.10d
lead by
Jason
7
5.10d
lead by
Adam
8
| 230m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Tue 17th May 2016 | ||||
Still pretty loose but all in all, a very good route. The chipped third pitch was way easier than the 10d/11a stated in the guide. Crux was probably the overhanging last pitch where I'm pretty sure we went up Riel Rebellion.
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5.10d | ★★ River Run | 250m | Banff | Average | Tue 23rd Jun 2020 | ||||
Linked with Ballista for a 17 pitch day. Swung leads with Brendan with me starting on the 10d pitch. Line was not as good as Ballista and the rock quality is sub-par to say the least. Still a great day out linking 2 multi's on Tunnel
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5.10d | ★ Sweet Spot | 22m, 8 | Banff | ★ Good | Fri 5th Aug 2022 | ||||
Really nice1
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5.10d | ★★ River Run - with Boyd | 250m | Banff | Sat 20th May 2023 | |||||
Had awesome fun. Good variety on average rock, but nice climbing nonetheless.
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5.11a 5.10c | Science Friction | 11m, 5 | Banff | Don't Bother | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
contrieved more like 5.9
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5.10c |
★★ Ballista
- with
Clara M
1
5.10a
lead by
Adam
2
5.8
lead by
Clara
3
5.10c
lead by
Adam
4
5.10a
lead by
Clara
5
5.10b
lead by
Adam
6
5.9
lead by
Clara
7
5.10a
lead by
Adam
| 210m, 13 | Banff | ★★★ Classic | Thu 2nd Jun 2016 | ||||
Way better than I was expecting! This route is a serious step up in quality from Tonka in my opinion. Solid rock and sustained climbing all the way to the top without one bad pitch. The pitch 5 face climbing is sooooo good.
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5.10b 5.10c | ★★ Charlatan | 28m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Tue 9th Jul 2019 | ||||
Interesting and fun. Crimpy.
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5.10b 5.10c | ★★ The Cat Came Back | 21m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Tue 9th Jul 2019 | ||||
Techy low down, to a juggy roof and fun chert above.
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5.10c 5.10c/d | ★ Fifth Business | 35m, 14 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sun 26th Jun 2022 | ||||
Really enjoyed this with great techy slab moves and thought the guidebook grade of 10d was appropriate however I haven't climbed the 2 10c's next to it so who knows.
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5.10c | ★★ Charlatan | 28m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Fri 29th Jul 2022 | ||||
Quite thin and technical down low before fun slab at the top. Stoked for Beccy who climbed this clean and with no falls. So good!
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5.10c | ★★ Black Pearl | 23m | Banff | ★ Good | Wed 21st Jun 2023 | ||||
Some fun sequences on this one.
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5.10b | ★ Screamin Toad | 20m | Banff | ★ Good | Mon 18th Sep 2006 | ||||
good fun
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5.10b | ★ Walk the Line - with Penny | 25m, 9 | Banff | ★ Good | Tue 9th Aug 2016 | ||||
Pretty darn good.
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5.10b | ★ Femtograms (Femtagrams) | 22m, 9 | Banff | ★ Good | Tue 9th Jul 2019 | ||||
Crux comes down low on slab.
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5.10b ~5.10a | ★ Heat | 17m, 6 | Banff | ★ Good | Sat 20th May 2023 | ||||
Good fun with Kayla, Justin, Bec, Marc and his 3 kids. Bit soft at 10b I think.
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5.10a | ★ Dab Hand - with Penny | 23m, 9 | Banff | ★ Good | Tue 9th Aug 2016 | ||||
Fun, pretty cruisey route.
To the left of this one is a couple new routes... one is probably about a 10a, with interesting side pulls down low. The next over is maybe a 5.8 or 5.9. Cool moves pull you over onto the fossilized black slab. |
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5.10a | ★★ Tunnel Vision | 33m, 13 | Banff | ★ Good | Sat 5th May 2018 | ||||
Gotta have a 70m rope or have belayer slightly climb up to allow climber to fully lower
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5.10a | ★ Dab Hand | 23m, 9 | Banff | ★ Good | Tue 3rd Sep 2019 | ||||
Fun, but mostly pretty easy going.
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5.10a | ★★ The Missing Link | 28m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Tue 3rd Sep 2019 | ||||
Lots of thin climbing at the grade.
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5.10a | ★★ Digitalised Chaos | 16m | Banff | Tue 9th Jul 2019 | |||||
Good warmup.
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5.10a | ★ Number one Stirfried | 26m, 10 | Banff | ★ Good | Sat 2nd Jul 2022 | ||||
With Bec - similar in nature to the other routes here. Good.
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5.10a | ★ Who’s afraid of the Black Bear | 31m | Banff | ★ Good | Sat 2nd Jul 2022 | ||||
With Bec
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5.10a | ★★ Tunnel Vision | 33m, 13 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sat 2nd Jul 2022 | ||||
With Bec - slightly better than it's neighbor Who's afraid of the Black Bear
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5.10a | ★★ Digitalised Chaos | 16m | Banff | ★ Good | Fri 29th Jul 2022 | ||||
With Bec
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5.10a | ★★ Scoop route | 27m, 8 | Banff | ★ Good | Fri 5th Aug 2022 | ||||
A bit more interesting than it's neighbor.
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5.10a | ★★ Tunnel Vision | 33m, 13 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sat 6th May 2023 | ||||
Very nice movement on pretty decent rock. Love these long routes.
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5.10a | Beach Bum | 18m | Banff | Average | Wed 21st Jun 2023 | ||||
Average rock quality makes this less enjoyable for sure.
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5.10a | ★★ Welcome to the Jungle | 19m, 8 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Wed 21st Jun 2023 | ||||
Trust your feet! With Bec
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5.10a | The Dirtbag | 10 | Banff | Average | Mon 7th Aug 2023 | ||||
3rd pitch is the best by far.
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5.9 | ★★ Lenny | 20m | Banff | ★ Good | Mon 18th Sep 2006 | ||||
good fun
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5.9 | ★ Lefthand Finish - with Clara | 35m, 8 | Banff | ★ Good | Sun 20th Mar 2016 | ||||
Better than it's gross approach pitch. Even though the climbing was average, I loved being outside for the first time since winter.
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5.9 | Farago - with Penny | 25m, 8 | Banff | Don't Bother | Tue 9th Aug 2016 | ||||
Nice warm up to the day. Funny angles for my feet on this though... I may have started wrong.
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5.9 | ★ Rocket Surgery | Banff | ★ Good | Sat 5th May 2018 | |||||
Fun, lot's of cool crystal crimps to pull on.
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5.9 | ★ Veisalgia | 17m, 6 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sat 5th May 2018 | ||||
Little slabby for the finish, but solid moves lead to the anchors
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5.9 | ★ Veisalgia | 17m, 6 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sat 5th May 2018 | ||||
Little slabby for the finish, but solid moves lead to the anchors
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5.9 | ★★ Lenny | 20m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Fri 29th Jul 2022 | ||||
Really fun and a bit of everything, corner, juggy roof and crimpy slab With Bec
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5.9 | ★★ Los Pinos | 26m, 9 | Banff | ★ Good | Fri 5th Aug 2022 | ||||
With Bec - great rock quality
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5.9 | ★ Rocket Surgery | Banff | ★ Good | Sat 29th Apr 2023 | |||||
Fun movement. With Bec
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5.9 | ★ Home Cookin' | 25m, 6 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Wed 21st Jun 2023 | ||||
With Bec - she worked through the roof nicely.
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15 5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry | 250m | Banff | ★ Good | Mon 12th Jul 2004 | ||||
nice trad line, loose rock
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5.8 | ★★ Dude - with Kiana Geary | 20m, 7 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sat 27th May 2017 | ||||
Super fun. First lead climb outside for me.
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5.6 5.8 | ★ The Force | 32m, 8 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Tue 3rd Sep 2019 | ||||
Very easy at the grade -- I'd say no harder than 5.7, probably actually 5.6. But, run-out, so not a good choice for a lead if 5.8 is your limit.
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5.8 | ★★ Dude | 20m, 7 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Tue 3rd Sep 2019 | ||||
Shorter, but good climbing. Solid at the grade.
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5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry | 250m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Thu 5th Sep 2019 | ||||
Lead all the pitches -- lots of fun climbing.
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5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry - with Char | 250m | Banff | ★★★ Classic | Fri 26th Jun 2020 | ||||
Fun varied climbing. Loads of bolts, and beautiful position.
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5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry | 250m | Banff | ★ Good | Wed 5th Jun 2019 | ||||
Pitch 5 is the only good reason to do this route. All in all a fun outing.
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5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry | 250m | Banff | ★★★ Classic | Sat 20th Mar 2021 | ||||
My first multipitch
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5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry | 250m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Tue 1st Jun 2021 | ||||
Super fun route. A quick packing job between camp trips saw me pack 2 left climbing shoes so I climbed this in my approach shoes. Protects super well and loads of fun. I lead all pitches with Bec who cruised it
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5.8 | ★★ Dude | 20m, 7 | Banff | ★ Good | Sat 29th Apr 2023 | ||||
Thoughtful movement for the grade
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5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry | 250m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Mon 23rd May 2022 | ||||
Lead the whole route.
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5.6 5.7 | ★ Dancing Sasquatch - with Jordan Lovis | 80m, 21 | Banff | Average | Thu 25th Apr 2019 | ||||
Very easy cruising up this climb. Would be a GREAT route for people to lead for the first time on or to bring their kids up on their first multi-pitch. This multi-pitch 'crag' has a little something for everyone!
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5.5 5.7 | ★ Dancing Sasquatch - with Allen | 80m, 21 | Banff | Average | Wed 23rd Sep 2020 | ||||
Led pitches 1 & 3. Felt quite over graded, particularly when compared to Le Soulier at the same crag. At one point I could literally touch 3 bolts at the same time on P3 😂. Definitely great for a beginner lead but otherwise uninspiring.
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5.6 | ★ Le Soulier - with Clara | 90m | Banff | Average | Sun 20th Mar 2016 | ||||
"Introduction to trad climbing". I disagree, spaced bolts mixed with some terrible gear placements.
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5.8 5.6 | ★ Le Soulier - with Jordan Lovis | 90m | Banff | ★ Good | Thu 25th Apr 2019 | ||||
Good Route, good route to attempt lead for the first time. Harder than Dancing Sasquatch for sure. My favorite route on this face.
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5.7 5.6 | ★ Le Soulier | 90m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Fri 19th Jun 2020 | ||||
With Bec, great day out. Led all pitches
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5.7 5.6 | ★ Le Soulier | 90m | Banff | ★ Good | Sun 9th Aug 2020 | ||||
Info is outdated. Its retro fitted for sport, 4 pitches, rated 5.7 https://www.tabvar.org/sites/default/files/Le%20Soulier%20(The%20Shoe).pdf
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5.8 5.6 | ★ Le Soulier - with Allen | 90m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Wed 23rd Sep 2020 | ||||
Alternated leads with Allen, I led P2 & 4. Pitches 2 and 3 were the most fun. 4x 25m sport pitches as per the updated tabvar beta.
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5.10d | ★★ River Run | 250m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sun 19th Aug 2018 | ||||
Fun afternoon on a pretty good line - got to lead all the interesting (harder) pitches!
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5.10c A0 5.10c A0 | ★★ Ballista | 210m, 13 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sun 2nd Sep 2018 | ||||
Surprisingly fun, with good rock for Tunnel. Adam lowered and cleaned so I could lead the crux as well.
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5.10c | ★ Castilleja | 21m, 8 | Banff | ★ Good | Tue 9th Jul 2019 | ||||
Bad stance to clip for the crux moves.
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5.10b | ★ Calypso | 22m | Banff | ★ Good | Tue 9th Jul 2019 | ||||
Spicy runouts in places.
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5.10b | ★ Die Laughing | 18m, 7 | Banff | ★ Good | Tue 9th Jul 2019 | ||||
Varied moves on a big booming flake.
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15 5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry | 250m | Banff | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
Wear a Helmet, still needs to be climbed on before its clean. Sweet, fun route.
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V4 V5 | ★★ Yellowstreak (Whitestreak) | 4m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Thu 26th May 2016 | ||||
Gave the final holds some good cleaning before I had the balls to top it out. Although after grabbing the finishing hold a bit still crumbled off on me. Still some more cleaning required with all that sandy crumbly flakey shit up top but the first 3/4 of the problem are awesome.
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V2 | ★ Boiled eggs | 3m | Banff | ★ Good | Thu 26th May 2016 | ||||
Warm up for the boulder but still pretty tricky.
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V2 | ★ The arete | 5m | Banff | ★ Good | Thu 26th May 2016 | ||||
Scary stuff with those boulders behind you.
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V4 | ★ Daddy long legs | 4m | Banff | Average | Wed 24th Jun 2020 | ||||
Bit of a dicey landing with one pad and no spotters.
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5.10c | ★★ The Nanny | 20m | Banff | Sat 1st May 2004 | |||||
This climb is graded more difficult then it actually is (unless i screwed up the route)
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5.10c A0 5.10c A0 | ★★ Ballista | 210m, 13 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Jul 2014 | ||||
Good rock with an awesome 10a pitch inside a corner with a beautiful slab on the side!!
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5.10c | ★★ Saving grace | 40m, 17 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sat 5th May 2018 | ||||
Fun climbing
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5.10b | ★ Screamin Toad | 20m | Banff | Sat 1st May 2004 | |||||
This climb is rated haredr then it is should be a 10a at the worst
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5.10a | ★ Dab Hand | 23m, 9 | Banff | Average | Sat 2nd Jul 2022 | ||||
With Bec - she is cruising the 10a's now
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5.10a | ★ Who’s afraid of the Black Bear | 31m | Banff | ★ Good | Sat 29th Apr 2023 | ||||
With Bec
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5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry | 250m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Thu 18th Aug 2022 | ||||
Lead the whole route
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15 5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry | 250m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Tue 30th Mar 2004 | ||||
very nice climb in spring weather
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15 5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry | 250m | Banff | ★ Good | Sat 26th Jul 2003 | ||||
My first multipitch. A local classic.
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5.8 |
★★ Gooseberry
- with
Mike Dixon
1
lead by
Garth
2
lead by
Mikr
3
lead by
Garth
4
lead by
Mike
5
lead by
Garth
6
lead by
Mike
7
lead by
Garth
| 250m | Banff | ★ Good | Sun 30th Jul 2017 | ||||
Some nice rock on this, but it must have taken a lot of cleaning up!
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5.8 5.6 | ★ Le Soulier | 90m | Banff | ★★★ Classic | Fri 8th Jul 2022 | ||||
Routes all bolted
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5.8 | ★★ Gooseberry | 250m | Banff | ★★★ Classic | Sat 18th Apr 2015 | ||||
Led 1st, 3rd, 5th pitches - partner led the rest, linking the 6th and 7th pitches. Excellent first climb of the season!
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5.10b 5.10d | ★★ River Run | 250m | Banff | ★★★ Classic | Wed 8th Jun 2022 | ||||
Climbed the 2 pitch start variation of 5.9+ and 5.9 then followed onto the main route. Absolute classic climb offering stunning views of the bow valley with a fun 5.10b pitch, highly recommend
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5.10d | ★★ River Run | 250m | Banff | Mon 15th May 2023 | |||||
Did 10a variation before joining the main route 3 pitch onwards. Classic route! Will be back for 10d and 11 a variations for sure.
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5.10c A0 5.10c A0 | ★★ Ballista | 210m, 13 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sat 18th Oct 2014 | ||||
Swung leads with James. P5 is the money pitch, fantastic!
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5.10c A0 5.10c A0 | ★★ Ballista | 210m, 13 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sat 6th Aug 2016 | ||||
Fun Climb, nice and sustained. 10c pitch was super good, actually loved the last 10a pitch the most fun option to layback the whole finish!
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5.10c A0 5.10c A0 | ★★ Ballista - with Brendan | 210m, 13 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Tue 23rd Jun 2020 | ||||
Great day out with Brendan doing this then River Run. Led in blocks of 2 pitches. Got to lead the A0 pitch which supposedly goes at 12a slab (ew!). Looks kind of cool though! Every pitch was really fun and pretty sustained. Nice line.
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5.9 | ★ Lefthand Finish | 35m, 8 | Banff | Mon 9th May 2016 | |||||
Pulled a hold cutting the corner between the right-leaning and left-leaning cracks.
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5.8 | ★★ Dude - with Alex Hopkins, Kendra Sellick, Mathew Burkett, Patrick Murphy | 20m, 7 | Banff | ★★★ Classic | Wed 30th Aug 2017 | ||||
Juicy jugs and about as flakey as some of my climbing partners. FUN
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5.6 5.7 | ★ Dancing Sasquatch | 80m, 21 | Banff | Average | Sat 16th Jul 2022 | ||||
Showing some multi techniques would absolutely suggest a 5.6 at most with most moves in the 5.5 range
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5.9 | ★★ Los Pinos | 26m, 9 | Banff | ★ Good | Sat 20th May 2023 | ||||
Marking this one for Bec as her first ever 5.9 lead! She did so awesome, even climbed into a trap above her last bolt, downclimbed, reset and then sent! So proud
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5.10d | ★★ River Run | 250m | Banff | ★ Good | Thu 9th Sep 2021 | ||||
Climbed 10a variation, first two pitches.
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5.8 | ★ Le Soulier | 90m | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Sat 20th Mar 2021 | ||||
Soloed with gear
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5.11b | ★ Whistle whistle click click | 17m, 7 | Banff | Average | Tue 9th Jul 2019 | ||||
Fun, techy. Dirty holds low down.
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5.10c | ★★ Saving grace | 40m, 17 | Banff | ★ Good | Mon 7th Aug 2023 | ||||
Only did 1st pitch
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5.10c A0 | ★★ Ballista - with Chucky | 210m, 13 | Banff | ★★ Very Good | Mon 26th May 2014 | ||||
Excellent route, a good early morning one with plenty of sunlight. Pretty views and some surprisingly challenging parts. Great day. Also if you follow the trail to the right there is a way down the backside of the mountain back to where we parked the car.
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