Onion Creek is reported to have a few of the best cracks in the Kootenays. Here’s what Keith Robbins says in his short guide to the Onion Creek area: Onion Creek is mostly a granite crack climbing area, although some bolts are starting to go in. There is a bit of climbing at most grades. [...]
Here is a list of the 30+ (!) new routes that have been developed at the Arrow Lakes area in the past year. Photo topos will be available later, but in the meantime this document contains all the written access info you’ll need to play in this “Skaha V.02″ area. Enjoy! The Arrow Lake Bluffs [...]
I’m a sucker for puns and rhyming. So you can imagine how delighted I was that my suggestion for the name “Cat Wall” stuck. Prepare for a plethora of kitty puns ;) Feline Fine is currently the second route on the left of the main wall, just right of Cat Burglar (12b mixed). The route [...]
Since there appears to be some interest in Lakit Lake, here are some pix from last summer, 2009. I headed over to Cranbrook with some of the Creston lads, Justin V and group members Bill M, and Chris H.We met up with Gord McA, local Lakit guru, and one of Bill’s ice climbing partners at [...]
Luke Neufeld-Cummings was only 19 when he completed the West Kootenay’s hardest rock climb last October. The climb is located just East of Nelson at Kootenay Crag, near Troupe Beach, and is a called “A Delicate Push.” The 7-bolt sport route is graded 5.13b and Luke says it’s one of the hardest he’s ever done. [...]
I’m not the only one who’s said it. And even if you haven’t thought it, you probably know where I’m talking about: Arrow Lakes. The rock is clean (mostly), definitely featured and there is lots and lots of it. In the last 4 months, 30+ new routes have gone up at 3 new crags: The [...]
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