Thompson-Nicola Guide

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1. Thompson-Nicola 59 routes in Region

7 1 3 6 2

1 Marble Canyon 2 Roche Lake 3 The Beach 6 Cliffside Climbing Gym 7 Helmcken Falls

Summary:

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계절특성

스포츠 클라이밍, 빙벽등반 그리고 other styles

Lat / Long: 51.181125, -120.585692

1.1. Marble Canyon 16 routes in Crag

3 2

2 Icy BC Area 3 Mid Wall

Summary:

암벽등반, 스포츠 클라이밍 그리고 other styles

Lat / Long: 50.851204, -121.705354

숙박 장소

Marble Canyon Provincial Park https://bcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/marble_can/#VehicleAccessibleCamping

윤리문제

No Camping/Overnight Parking in gravel pullouts

1.1.1. Lower Wall 8 routes in Area

Summary:

Mostly 암벽등반

1.1.2. Icy BC Area 3 routes in Area

Summary:

모두 빙벽등반

Lat / Long: 50.833918, -121.696935

요약

Good toprope access for Ice Climbs from WI3 to WI6 with a 10 mintue approach from highway 99

설명

Icy BC is the three pitch route on the right, If you plan to toprope the 40+ meter pitches you will need two ropes.

접근

Drive 40 mintues North from Lilooet on highway 99 will bring you to a parking and camping area just off the highway on crown lake. a shot walk over the frozen lake will brign you to the lower tier of the waterfall.

1.1.3. Mid Wall 2 routes in Unknown

Summary:

모두 스포츠 클라이밍

Lat / Long: 50.853743, -121.709625

1.1.4. The Apron 0 routes in Area

1.1.5. The Upper Head wall 1 route in Area

Summary:

모두 알파인 등반

1.2. Roche Lake 6 routes in Crag

Summary:

모두 스포츠 클라이밍

Lat / Long: 50.496448, -120.195624

요약

A small sport climbing crag with a high percentage of quality routes.

설명

The 25-30m tall wall of blocky gneiss is a popular crag with around 30 routes at a decent range of grades (5.8 to 5.13a) The wall tends to have a lot of ledge features which makes lead climbing on the easier routes potentially dangerous if climbing at your max. Thankfully half of the rock is overhung making the climbing at 5.11 and up very 'sporty'.

접근 문제들

The crag is on Crown land with active ranch and forestry tenures; watch out for live-stock and heed all signs.

접근

Located just outside of Roche Lake Provincial Park, 35-50 minutes south of Kamloops on 2/3rds highway and 1/3rd gravel road with some rough sections depending on the season.

숙박 장소

Camping sites are located nearby at Roche Lake Provincial Park

1.3. The Beach 33 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly 스포츠 클라이밍

Lat / Long: 50.752834, -120.725781

요약

A crag with a few classic climbs, easy access and fantastic views.

설명

"The Beach" has several excellent sport routes of easy to moderate difficulty, on a beautiful rocky bench 300 metres above Kamloops lake. While the climbing is somewhat limited, this crag is a popular destination for locals looking for nicely bolted 5.10's. There are approximately 30 routes throughout this area.

The wall faces north-east and is shielded from the wind on most days. This aspect also gives reprieve from the sun in the afternoon, making this an excellent place to climb on hot days in the shoulder seasons. However in the spring and summer storms that can quickly sneak on you from the south-west. The area is primarily dry interior grass land with some Saskatoon bushes, Ponderosa pine, and Douglas fir trees.

The climbing here is mostly on vertical to slabby rock with incut crimpers and slopey jugs. The rock is a highly variable type of compact basalt that is often of suspect quality; rock fall is possible even on popular routes, and trustworthy gear placements are few and far between. Thousands of years of sand blasting from high winds has given a lot of the rock here a polished exterior, making for challenging foot work.

Caution should be given to the relatively high potential for natural and human created rockfall. The area above the crag is a popular look-out point for motorist who have been known to unwittingly throw things off the cliff, not realizing that people are below. For this reason it is highly recommended that you wear a helmet at all times when at this crag. Black bears and rattle snakes are sometimes spotted at The Beach.

For route details and topos, see the free online guide at http://www.climbkamloops.ca

접근 문제들

The crag is located within the Six Mile Hill Protected Area that is managed by BC Parks. The dry grass landscape and high winds make this a dangerous place to have camp fires; as well the official park policy does not permit fires or camping. Plenty of parking and washrooms are found at the Six Mile Hill Viewpoint which make access to this crag very easy.

접근

Park at the viewpoint, head towards the washrooms and interpretive signs, and here you'll see a spot to pass through the gate. Follow the well defined trail that heads to the north (left), up the hill, continuing for awhile until it descends steeply and wraps around the front side where you'll find the climbing wall.

숙박 장소

Camping is not permitted in the Six Mile Hill Protected Area. Several forest-service sites and provincial parks within 30km offer camping. A backcountry road map book is helpful for finding these campsites. Alternatively Kamloops is only 30 km to the east and offers most amenities.

1.4. The Hen House 0 routes in Crag

1.5. Battle Boulders 0 routes in Crag

1.6. Cliffside Climbing Gym 0 routes in Gym

설명

954B Laval Crescent

Kamloops

British Columbia V2C5P5 Canada

http://www.cliffsideclimbing.com

call: 250-372-0645

1.7. Helmcken Falls 4 routes in Crag

Summary:

모두 빙벽등반

Lat / Long: 51.954671, -120.178139

설명

Helmcken Falls is a 141 m (463 ft) waterfall on the Murtle River within Wells Gray Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. The protection of Helmcken Falls was one of the reasons for the creation of Wells Gray Provincial Park in 1939.

Helmcken Falls is the fourth highest waterfall in Canada, measured by total straight drop without a break. Higher Canadian waterfalls are Hunlen Falls in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park, and Della Falls in Strathcona Provincial Park, all in British Columbia.

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