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| New Intermediate Climbs To Try in Canada |
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| By Lynda Hillman |
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If you are a climb leader and you're eager to go to some new venues for Mountaineers
climbs, consider attempting one of the newly added Intermediate Rock or Ice climbs
located in British Columbia (unless noted below). Your trip reports will provide
valuable information to the intermediate climbing subcommittee for future updates
of the climbing guide for 2003 and beyond.
| Peak |
Route |
Grade |
Difficulty |
| Rock Climbs |
| Athelstan |
Moonraker |
III |
5.7 |
| Blackcomb |
DOA |
II |
5.7 |
| Crown Mtn |
Widowmaker Arete |
IV |
5.9 |
| Cutthroat (U.S.) |
N Ridge |
II |
5.6 |
| Joffre |
NW Rib |
III |
5.8 |
| Joffre |
Enchainment |
IV |
5.9 |
| Matier |
SW Buttress |
IV |
5.7 |
| Overseer Mtn |
SW Face |
III |
5.8 |
| Rexford |
E Ridge |
III |
5.7 |
| Rexford |
NE Ridge |
III |
5.7 |
| Vayu |
NW Ridge |
IV |
5.7 |
| Ice Climbs |
| Castle Towers |
NW Face |
III-IV |
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| Fissile Peak |
NW Couloir |
II-III |
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| Fissile Peak |
NW Face |
II-III |
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| Fitzsimmons |
N Face |
IV |
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| James Turner |
N Face |
V |
5.7 |
| Joffre |
NE Glacier |
IV |
5.8 |
| Joffre |
Central Couloir |
IV |
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| Joffre |
The Ramp |
IV |
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| Joffre |
Twisting Couloir |
IV |
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| Matier |
NW Face |
III |
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| Samson |
NW Face |
IV |
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| Serratus |
N Face |
III-IV |
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| Weart |
N Face |
IV |
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| Wedge |
NW Couloir |
III-IV |
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| Wedge |
Wedge Couloir |
III-IV |
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| Mountaineering Climbs |
| Matier |
E Ridge |
III |
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