The Incredible Hulk is perfect granite monolith in the high Sierras, located about a 5 hour drive east of San Francisco over Sonora Pass. With a summit elevation of 11,300’, it is likely one of (if not THE) tallest faces in the Sierras, with the impressive and sheer West Face rising close to 1,300’ above…
Yamnuska has a reputation for terrifying routes on terrible rock. However after climbing Dreambed last year, and now Devil’s Right Hand, i’m starting to question if maybe Yamnuska should better be known for quite fun, but still occasionally tricky routes on moderately poor (but not that bad) rock. Devil’s right hand is a super fun,…
The Canadian Rockies aren’t necessarily known for incredible ski quality. Most years it ranges from mediocre to abysmal. Facets, persistent weak layers, and long periods without any precipitation mean that the snowpack is usually not very inspiring, and often downright terrifying. What is inspiring is the terrain. Few places in the world offer as much…
Cathedral Peak is a magnificent massif located in Yoho National Park near Lake Louise. The Cathedral Massif is comprised of several summits, the tallest main summit rising to a towering 3,189m (10,462′), one of the loftier peaks in what is already a large and prominent range (Lake Louise Group). While Cathedral Peak is a classic…
I’m 39 this year, and although certainly not ‘old’ by most standards, all the realities of aging and the impacts of that process on my high-performance climbing capabilities and training journey are starting to become evident. I’ve had some pretty big ups and downs over the past few years, which I talk about in some…
The Grand Daddy Couloir on Bow Peak in Banff National Park is a line I’ve been staring at for as long as i’ve been driving up and down the Icefields Parkway. Dozens of ski trips have had me staring across the highway at this thing, and every time it has called me to come and…
Rock Climbing on Yamnuska has a well-deserved reputation for being terrifying, with Yamnuska itself having a reputation for being a bit of a horrifying choss pile. Even some of the easier routes offer a pretty harrowing experience in some cases with complex route finding, tricky gear, and no shortage of loose rock. Dreambed is a…
relatively chill North-facing line sitting above the south end of Boom lake in Banff National Park. We had the couloir on our list for the season as it gets a reputation for being a straight-forward Rockies Classic.
The Stanley Headwall is a wildly impressive limestone big wall located in the heart of the Canadian Rockies which has become increasingly popular as a July & August rock climbing destination
The Alt-Left is a 5.11b A0 big wall multi-pitch climb located high above the Town of Canmore. This route is a modern mixed climb featuring all the best climbing that the Bow Valley is known for.