Chris Harrison and a few other developers in Creston have been hard at work over the past few years developing a new area near town called the Goat River Dam crag. It’s located in a stunning setting, right on the river, with access to excellent swimming. Because of the overhang, the rock can be climbed [...]

Feast your eyes on this great video of the classic South Ridge climb on Gimli Peak in the Valhalla Mountain Range. It was put together by photographer Paul Lapides and it documents his ascent of the route in July 2012. For more about Paul’s adventure check out his blog.  

Micha Forstell and friends have been hard at work this past year developing a new crag just south of Castlegar. The cliff can be seen on the east side of the river when driving between castlegar and Trail. Here’s the beta: Champion crag is located high on the east rim of the Columbia River valley south of Castlegar. The [...]

CASBC celebrated a small victory in November when the Nature Conservancy of Canada concluded that, given their insurance requirements, our organization could apply for the standard access permit which will allow vehicle access from July to September, on weekends only, to the Darkwoods area. This includes access to Topaz Tower and other potential big-wall climbing [...]

One of the mandates of The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers is to encourage new outdoor routing in the Kootenay region. And in order to see that happen we are now offering reimbursement funds for climbers who developed new routes during 2012. To be eligible for application, individuals must first be members of CASBC, which [...]

It took 20 hours of non-stop exertion but Nelson climbers Vince Hempsall and David Lussier successfully completed their Gimli Challenge. The pair bicycled from Nelson to the parking lot of Gimli Peak in the Valhalla Mountains, hiked to the base of the classic South Ridge route, simul-climbed it and then descended back to the parking [...]

Two rock climbers in Nelson, British Columbia, are set to make history by becoming the first people to embark on a self-propelled adventure to the summit of Gimli Peak in the Valhalla Mountain Range. ACMG mountain guide David Lussier and guidebook author Vince Hempsall will set out at 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 29th from [...]

Words by JT Croston. Pics by JT and Shawn Tasker F.A. West Face Direct, A.K.A “Dark Side of the Moon” 5.10a JT Croston and Shawn Tasker This route is on good rock, has lots of gear placements and requires little route finding. Shawn and I highly recommend this route for anyone who is looking for fun [...]