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- Gear Deals
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- Ice Climbs
A growing database of pictures & route descriptions for waterfall ice climbs in the Canadian Rockies, the world's best ice climbing destination. Route descriptions are written from experience, and information such as grades and lengths are…
- Bow Valley
Route descriptions for some of the ice climbs in the Bow Valley including the Canmore, Banff, and Lake Louise area.
- Grotto Canyon
Route information for ice climbs in Grotto Canyon including Grotto Falls (WI2), His (WI4), and Hers (WI4)
- Cascade Falls
III, 200m, WI3
- Rogan's Gully
II, WI2-3, 300m
- Spray River Falls
IV, WI5, 150m of ice
- Bourgeau Left
IV, WI5, 150m
- Bourgeau Right
IV, WI4R, 300m
- Louise Falls
II, W4+; 110m
- Grotto Canyon
- Kananaskis
The Kananaskis section includes ice climbs along the Kananaskis Highway (Hwy 40) from the Transcanada Hwy to Highwood Pass, and the Smith Dorrien/Spray Lakes road from Canmore, AB to where it joins Hwy 40. Because many of the climbs in K-Country…
- Amadeus
III, WI4, M5, 55m
- The Maul
IV, M7, 300m
- Kidd Falls
IV, WI4, 55m
- A Bridge Too Far
III, WI4, 300m
- Whiteman Falls & Redman Soars
Whitemans (IV, WI6, 90m); Redmans (IV, WI5, M5, 60m)
- Parallel Falls
IV, WI4, 100m
- Drip at the Center of the Universe
VI, W5+, 600m
- Moyen Monster
IV, WI6, M5R, 120m
- Amadeus
- Southern Front Ranges
This section includes the ice climbs along the front ranges (Eastern Slope) from Sundre to Bragg Creek. Includes the Ghost River, Waparious, and the south eastern portion of Kananaskis County. Climbs accessed from the Trans-Canada Highway…
- Ghost River
The Ghost River area is one of the world's finest ice climbing destinations. There is an abundance of routes at all grades, a wilderness setting, free camping, and rarely enough snow for any avalanche hazard. Sound too good to be true? Well, there…
- Malignant Mushroom
III, WI5, 50m
- Aquarius
II, WI4, 60m
- Rainbow Serpent
V, WI6, 75m
- Fearful Symmetry
V, WI6R, 70m
- Fountainhead & Rad Monster
IV, WI6, 50m
- Malignant Mushroom
- Ghost River
- Radium Highway
Covers the climbs along Highway 93 South from Castle Junction to Radium Hotsprings, BC. Includes the legendary Stanley Headwall. Full Route Descriptions: French Reality V, WI6+, 5.8, 150m Suffer Machine V, WI5, M7, 200m Nemesis V,…
- French Reality
V, WI6+, 5.8, 150m
- Suffer Machine
V, WI5, M7, 200m
- Nemesis
V, WI6, 140m
- French Reality
- Icefields Parkway South
Covers the ice climbs along the Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93N) from Lake Louise, Alberta to the Saskatchewan River Crossing and the David Thompson Highway turnoff. It wouldn't be too hard to argue that the Icefields Parkway is the best highway for…
- Bow Falls area
WI3 - M6+, 30 - 80m
- Sails for Seniors
IV, WI6, M6+, 125m
- Cosmic Messenger
III, WI5, 50m
- Murchison Falls
IV, WI4+, 200m
- But My Daddy’s a Psycho
IV, WI5, 200m (with a finish up Murchison Falls)
- Lessons of Oka
III, WI4, 5.8, 150m
- Facile Monster
IV, WI5, M5, 420m (220m of ice)
- Bow Falls area
- Field to Golden
Covers all ice climbs from Lake O'Hara to Golden, BC along the Trans-Canada Highway. Includes Field & Kicking Horse Canyon areas. Climbs right around Lake Louise are in the Bow Valley section. Full Route Descriptions: Ross…
- Ross Lake area
III, WI3 - 4, trad mixed, 70 - 100m
- Yoho Valley Road
One of the highest concentrations of ice climbs in the Canadian Rockies, this great area deserves alot more attention than it gets. Most of these climbs form fairly early in the year, but beware that the Yoho River must be crossed to reach the…
- Silk Tassle
III, W4, 60m
- The Pillars, Field of Dreams & Betty’s Pillar
III, WI4 - 5, 45m - 75m
- L’Arimas de Alegria area
III, WI5+, 60m
- Iron Curtain, Grovelling Gully, Peristroika
Iron Curtain (III, WI6, 85m); Grovelling (II, WI3, 85m); Peristroika (III, WI4+, 50m)
- Footloose & Fancy Free area
II, WI2 to WI3, 30-60m
- Farside Area
III, WI5, 150m
- Silk Tassle
- Super Bock
III, WI5, 180m
- Cool Spring
III, W5+, 40m
- Massey’s
III, WI4, 125m
- Blessed Rage
V, WI6+, 5.7R, 250m
- Ross Lake area
- David Thompson Highway
Covers the ice climbs along the David Thompson Highway (Hwy 11) from Nordegg to the Icefields Parkway at the Saskatchewan River Crossing. This area generally recieves less snow than most of the Rockies and can be a good place to head in poor…
- No More Pencils No More Books
III, W5+, 100m
- Hosers of Darkness
V, WI5X, M6, 220m
- Peskett Canyon
II, WI3 to WI4, 60-100m
- Elliot’s Left Hand
III, WI4, 200m
- Kitty Hawk
IV, WI5, 200m
- Gallstones
II, WI4, 75m of ice
- No More Pencils No More Books
- Icefields Parkway North
Covers the ice climbs along the Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93N) from the turnoff onto Highway 11 at the Saskatchewan River Crossing to Jasper, Alberta. Includes Mt. Wilson, the Weeping Wall area, and the Columbia Icefields. Full Route…
- Polar Circus
V, WI5, 700m (450m of climbing)
- Whimper Wall
III, WI4, 100m
- Weeping Wall – Lower
III, WI4 - 5+, 160m
- Weeping Pillar (Upper Weeping Wall)
V, WI6
- Stanley Falls Senior & Chalkstoned
III, W4, 45m (Stanley); III W4, 5.8, 55m (Chalkstoned)
- Polar Circus
- Jasper
Covers the ice climbs in the Jasper, AB and Mt. Robson areas along Highway 16 and the Maligne Lake road. Full Route Descriptions: Shades of Ugly III, W4, 60m Morro/Hawk Canyon II, WI3/4, 75m of ice. Drambuie Demon II, WI3-4,…
- Drambuie Demon
II, WI3-4, 90m
- Morro/Hawk Canyon
II, WI3/4, 75m of ice.
- Shades of Ugly
III, W4, 60m
- Drambuie Demon
- Bow Valley
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Useful links for ice climbing in the Canadian Rockies Safety Avalanche Bulletins - Updated regularly throughout the winter. Parks Mountain Safety - An informative website produced by the National Parks with lots of good info for ice climbers,…
