View from on the climbing wall at the far end of t...
Description
One of the finest crags in the Bow Valley, and a must on any climbing trip to Alberta. Lake Louise offers a diverse variety of sport and trad climbs in a spectacular alpine setting. The quartzite rock has both horizontal and vertical fractures, and the climbing tends to be acrobatic and pumpy in nature as most climbs involve at least one roof.
Getting There
The town of Lake Louise is located two hours west of Calgary on the trans-Canada highway. From the Chateau parking lot, walk along the major touron trail towards the back of the lake until you walk into the cliffs (about 1/2 an hour)
The Classics
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Lake Louise ("Back of the Lake"):
We climbed here on a weekend in July 2007. Easy access, easy to find the main climbing walls. There were plenty of friendly climbers to chat with about which routes to do. We mostly did sport routes, but did do one trad route and two 2-pitch sport routes. We had a 60m rope, but some routes could use a 70m or 80m rope, but usually had a mid rap station somewhere on the wall.
This is a very scenic place to climb. There are easy routes to warm up on, and challenging routes that take some figuring out. We climbed here two days before heading to Canmore.
By Peter Spindloe Administrator From: North Vancouver, BC Feb 8, 2008
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