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Elevation: 915 ft
GPS: 49.37341, -88.12958
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Description Suggest change

Description
One of Canada's premiere winter climbing areas. Many high-quality lines.

Getting There Suggest change

Getting There
From Duluth take Hwy 61 north across the US border. Continue on 61 into Thunder Bay. From Thunder Bay, take Hwy 11 into Nipigon (motels, food, beer). To get to the climbs from Nipigon, continue on Hwy 11 for about 36 miles until you reach Trans-Canada Pipeline Station on the left. At that point, the prominent Glace Eclatante will be visible ahead. You're there.

References: "Ice Climbs of the Lake Superior Region" by Eric Landmann and Don Hynek, Granite Publishing

Websites: Climbing Central Beta Page,
Alpine Club of Canada, Thunder Bay Section: acctbay.ca./index.php

49 Total Climbs

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Location: Orient Bay Ice and Mixed Change
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Classic Climbing Routes at Orient Bay Ice and Mixed

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
WI4
 9
Obsession
Ice 2 pitches
WI3+
 11
Tears of Joy
Ice 2 pitches
WI3-4
 17
Cascade Falls
Ice
WI2+
 19
Tempest
Ice
WI4
 5
Ranxerox Tangent
Ice
WI5
 7
10% Real
Trad, Ice 2 pitches
WI3+
 10
Mellow Yellow
Trad, Ice
WI4
 9
Eveil Des Sens
Trad, Ice
WI4
 9
Andromeda Weeps
Ice 2 pitches
WI5
 4
Reflection Wall
Ice
WI4+
 5
High Fidelity
Trad, Ice
WI3
 10
Gomar Falls
Trad, Ice 2 pitches
WI2+
 10
Hully Gully
Ice 2 pitches
WI4
 4
Compulsion
Ice
WI2+
 10
Psycho Icycho
Trad, Ice
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Obsession 5. Cascade Falls/Obse…
 9
WI4 Ice 2 pitches
Tears of Joy 6. N End, Compulsion-…
 11
WI3+ Ice 2 pitches
Cascade Falls 5. Cascade Falls/Obse…
 17
WI3-4 Ice
Tempest 5. Cascade Falls/Obse…
 19
WI2+ Ice
Ranxerox Tangent 3. Ice Palace
 5
WI4 Ice
10% Real 3. Ice Palace
 7
WI5 Trad, Ice 2 pitches
Mellow Yellow 1. S End, Parallax -…
 10
WI3+ Trad, Ice
Eveil Des Sens 3. Ice Palace
 9
WI4 Trad, Ice
Andromeda Weeps 6. N End, Compulsion-…
 9
WI4 Ice 2 pitches
Reflection Wall 4. Reflection Wall/Am…
 4
WI5 Ice
High Fidelity 3. Ice Palace
 5
WI4+ Trad, Ice
Gomar Falls 2. Pumping Station; W…
 10
WI3 Trad, Ice 2 pitches
Hully Gully 1. S End, Parallax -…
 10
WI2+ Ice 2 pitches
Compulsion 6. N End, Compulsion-…
 4
WI4 Ice
Psycho Icycho 6. N End, Compulsion-…
 10
WI2+ Trad, Ice
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