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Elevation: 728 ft 222 m
GPS: 45.60051, -76.04264
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Description Suggest change

Short, steep, bouldery sport climbing on old, featured granite.
Very good quality power junkie sport routes up to 20m

Rockclimbing in NCC Gatineau park

Getting There Suggest change

From Gatineau (Aylmer sector) drive north 30minutes to Rue Hotel de Ville.

Areas

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Buzz Rock (Closed?)
Black Bear Slab (Closed)
Erlkoenig (Closed)
Ron n'John Cliffs (Closed?)

Western CWM west
Western CWM Center (Closed)
Western CWM East (Closed)

Left Rib
Twin Ribs / Down Under
Eastern Block

Castle Wall (Closed?)
The Cirque (Closed?)

Home Cliff West (Closed)
Home Cliff Centre
Home Cliff East (Closed)

The Gallery (Closed?)
Farm Rock (Closed?)
Bald Face (Closed?)
Big Overhang (Closed?)
Western Chalet Cliffs (Closed?)
The Shrine (Closed?)
Mont King (Closed)

86 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Gatineau Park

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
 5
● Main Corner
Trad, TR
Home Cliff > Main Corner
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 12
● Neruda
Trad
Western CWM > Cave Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 6
● Piton Highway
Trad
Home Cliff > Peggy Area
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 8
● Ethics Police
Sport
Eastern Bloc
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 4
● Mr. Toady's Dihedral
Trad
Western CWM > Reaper Buttress
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 6
● Unknown 2
Sport
Eastern Bloc
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 11
● Mr. Clean
Sport
Eastern Bloc
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 22
● Sausages
Sport
Twin Ribs, Down Under
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 6
● Security
Trad
Western CWM > Cave Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 10
● The Price of Business
Sport
Twin Ribs, Down Under
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 20
● Pieta di Roma
Sport
Twin Ribs, Down Under
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 15
● Your Wife
Sport
Twin Ribs, Down Under
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 6
● Leap of Faith
Sport
Left Rib aka "Copacab…
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 8
● El Nino
Sport
Twin Ribs, Down Under
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 7
● Anti-Gravity
Sport
Twin Ribs, Down Under
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Main Corner Home Cliff > Main Corner
 5
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a Trad, TR
● Neruda Western CWM > Cave Wall
 12
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
● Piton Highway Home Cliff > Peggy Area
 6
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Ethics Police Eastern Bloc
 8
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Mr. Toady's Dihedral Western CWM > Reaper Buttress
 4
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Unknown 2 Eastern Bloc
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Mr. Clean Eastern Bloc
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Sausages Twin Ribs, Down Under
 22
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Security Western CWM > Cave Wall
 6
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
● The Price of Business Twin Ribs, Down Under
 10
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Pieta di Roma Twin Ribs, Down Under
 20
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Your Wife Twin Ribs, Down Under
 15
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Leap of Faith Left Rib aka "Copacab…
 6
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● El Nino Twin Ribs, Down Under
 8
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Anti-Gravity Twin Ribs, Down Under
 7
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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Left to Right<br> <br> Cocacabana,Down Under/Eastern Block,Froggy buttress,(top)The Cirque, Castlewall, The Throne<br> <br> stolen <br>
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