Skeena Rock Guide

Use this Region Guide to easily find and compare Crags.

Table of contents

1. Skeena Rock 55 routes in Region

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1 Copper Mountain 2 The sun Wall 3 Exstew 4 Kitselas

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Stagionalità

Arrampicata trad, Arrampicata sportiva e altri stili

Lat / Long: 54.678883, -128.237334

sommario

This climbing Region encompasses amazing quality rock and magnificent views and wide diversity of styles.

descrizione

The Skeena Rock climbing area contains the following areas and crags: Terrace Mountain, Kitselas, Copper Mountain, Exstew, Carwash Rock, Exchamsiks, Salvus Dome, Polysnow, Tyee, Onion Lake, Kitimat, Sandilla Bluff, Hagwilget Bridge, and Suskwa River

avvicinamento

There are three main hubs for the climbing around Skeena Rock, the first is Prince Rupert, Terrace and Kitimat. All areas and crags can be easily accessed from one of these central towns.

dove alloggiare

Most climbing spots have easy access within close proximity to accommodation in either Terrace, Prince Rupert or Kitimat.

etica

The Skeena Rock area is apart of the Tsimshian, Haisla, Gitxsan and Wet'sewet'en people traditional lands. Please be respectful of the land.

1.1. Copper Mountain 35 routes in Area

Summary:

Arrampicata trad, Arrampicata sportiva e altri stili

Lat / Long: 54.518349, -128.501049

sommario

Copper Mountain is magnificent granite cliff that looms over Terrace Community and is the first cliff face that you encounter as you drive into terrace from the Terrace Airport.

descrizione

This granite cliff as a multitude of trad routes, bolted sport climbing on technical slab, or steeper mixed trad, bolted routes. The cliff also contains numerous multi-pitch routes and has vast potential for further development.

1.1.1. Dusk Wall 8 routes in Area

Summary:

Arrampicata trad e Arrampicata sportiva

sommario

Hike the main North end copper trail (orange Tape) until you reach love on the rocks. All the areas are well marked with timber signs attached to trees on the approach trail.

descrizione

Mix of trad and sport climbing. The sport routes are mainly moderate slab routes that can be a little dirty due to lack of traffic, would be advisable to bring a steel brush for cleaning.

1.1.2. Southern Dihedrals 11 routes in Sector

Summary:

Arrampicata trad e Arrampicata sportiva

descrizione

A pristine piece of granite slab that gradually becomes more vertical as it ascends. The face has two distinct cracks that run up the middle of the slab from 10m above base, all the way to the top of the cliff face. The total length of the cracks is 70m that can be climbed in a single pitch with long rope, or split into two pitches. Well worth the day out.

1.1.3. Peanut Sauce 8 routes in Sector

Summary:

Arrampicata trad, Arrampicata sportiva e altri stili

1.1.4. Peanut Area 8 routes in Sector

Summary:

Per lo più Arrampicata trad

1.2. The sun Wall 4 routes in Crag

Summary:

Arrampicata sportiva e Con corda dall'alto

Lat / Long: 54.000310, -128.647587

sommario

This is a fun little crag only 20min drive from Kitimat Village heading towards Haisla Community.

descrizione

The routes provide moderate grade face climbing with technical footwork and nice range of movements such as laybacking, underclings, slopers and small crimps on vertical rock.

dove alloggiare

Kitimat Village or Haisla Community

1.3. Exstew 16 routes in Area

Summary:

Arrampicata sportiva e Arrampicata trad

Lat / Long: 54.427398, -129.059655

sommario

Extsew is only 30min out of Terrace heading towards Prince Rupert and is home to some of the most accessible high quality sport climbing in the area.

descrizione

Point to note, Bring lots and lots of bug / mosquito spray.

limitazioni per l'accesso

The fire road access can become washed out and badly rutted with random sink holes, so go prepared with suitable 4wd and be prepared to bail early and walk in if the trail gets to gnarly.

avvicinamento

Follow highway 16 heading towards Prince Rupert. Travel 35 Km from Save-on-Foods carpark in Terrace central. Turn off the highway into a small fire road trail that will take you over the rail tracks. Continue down the fire road for 4.2km pas a rock quarry. Take the 2nd right turning road off the main fire road and travel down the road about 100m to an opening and dead end. From here follow the obvious approach trail to the base of the wall. The first wall you encounter is the "Trail Side Crag", to get to the "Main Wall", continue on following the trail that heads right from Trail side crag. This trail will bring you to the "main Wall crag area.

dove alloggiare

Terrace

1.3.1. Trail Side Crag 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

Tutti Arrampicata sportiva

1.3.2. Main Wall 14 routes in Crag

Summary:

Arrampicata sportiva e Arrampicata trad

1.3.3. Where's the Brown Hoot Wall 0 routes in Crag

1.4. Kitselas 0 routes in Area

sommario

This area has mix of trad and bolted single pitch sport climbs.

limitazioni per l'accesso

To access this area requires trespassing on private property.

1.4.1. Hollow Tree Wall 0 routes in Area