Expressions Wall Todos Escalada deportiva 16 vías en escuela

This wall was first developed by Jeff Relph, Paddy Jerome and Ross Suchy approximately 15 years ago (2007?). A handful of the most obvious blue streaks were bolted and climbed, and are some of the finest and most featured blue streaks of limestone in the Bow Valley. While the crag was clearly incredible with much more potential, the approach was going to take so much effort to build that it was abandoned until 2012. The crag sits upon a cliffy perch, surrounded by slabs, gulley’s and bluffs which make it very difficult to access safely.

In 2012, Kate Johnson and Miles Adamson heard about the wall from Jeff. Just getting into route development at the time, they checked it out and decided to add some more routes and try to build a trail. They added 5 more routes and built a trail up the right-hand gully, installing some sections of chain as a handrail. While the approach got you there, it was not safe enough due to rockfall hazards in the gulley. This approach was decommissioned and the wall remained inaccessible until 2022.

This year (2022) Matt Hendsbee, Kelsey Fleming, Kate Johnson and Miles Adamson installed chains and ladder rungs up a left to right rising traverse on slabs and narrow ledges. While they took every measure possible to make sure it is easy to get up there, an uncontrolled fall off the second half of the approach would be fatal. People who struggle with exposure or do not trust themselves with their hands on a chain will not be able to get to the wall. Even with the chains, it is likely the most exposed approach in the Bow Valley (at least for sport crags).

Source Matthew Hendsbee, PDF-Topo