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Kananaskis Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Kananaskis

Barrier Bluffs Sport Climbs (Mount Baldy) 3 / 46 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 49

Barrier Lake Walls 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Cowbell Crag 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Eau Clair Campground 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Evan Thomas Creek 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 12

Goatview Peak 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Highway 68 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Holy Cross Mountain 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2

King Creek 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Moose Mountain 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Mount Baldy Crag 0 / 26 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 26

Mount Indefatigable 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Mount Kidd 2 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Mount Lougheed 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Ranger Creek 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Spray Mountains (Ice) 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 2

Unsorted Ice routes 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1

Wasootch Peak 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Wasootch Slabs 9 / 38 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 47

Wasootch Tower 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Whiteman Falls Ice/Mixed 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 3

Windtower 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Elevation:	5,488 ft
GPS:	51.03617, -115.08723 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Kananaskis encompasses an area east and south of Canmore. Average driving time from Calgary is about 1.5 hours.

A variety of long alpine or semi-alpine climbs of classic quality exist in K-country along with sport climbing areas (Wasootch, Barrier Bluffs, etc...) and popular ice climbing (Evan Thomas Creek). Although Yamnuska and Kid Goat are also technically in Kananaskis, they are listed separately under Bow Valley right now. When most people say Kananaskis, they are usually referring to heading south from the trans Canada highway.

Will add more later

Getting There

Drive the Trans Canada from either direction and head south

195 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Kananaskis

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

WI4 44 ● Moonlight Ice 2 pitches Evan Thomas Creek > Moonlight/Snowline Area
WI4 18 ● Snowline Ice 2 pitches Evan Thomas Creek > Moonlight/Snowline Area
WI5-6 17 ● Whiteman Falls Ice 2 pitches Whiteman Falls Ice/Mixed
WI4+ 4 ● R&D Ice Ranger Creek
WI5 M7 3 ● Physiotherapy Sport, Mixed, Ice Evan Thomas Creek > Rehab Wall
WI4 4 ● Kidd Falls Ice 2 pitches Mt Kidd
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 56 ● Joy Trad 10 pitches Mt Indefatigable
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 19 ● The Fold Trad 11 pitches Mt Kidd
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 6 ● Whatever Floats Your Goat Sport 4 pitches Goatview Peak
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 8 ● Daddy's Day Out Trad 10 pitches Wasootch Peak > Delta Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 6 ● Koyaanisqatsi Sport Barrier Bluffs… > Yellow Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 5 ● Beautiful Rainbow Sport 2 pitches Barrier Bluffs… > Yellow Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 5 ● Beautiful Thing Sport Barrier Bluffs… > Yellow Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 11 ● Sisyphus Goes to Hollywood Sport Barrier Bluffs… > Yellow Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 5 ● Requiem Sport Barrier Bluffs… > Yellow Wall