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Cascade Mountain Climbing

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Areas in Cascade Mountain

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Mothers Day Buttress 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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Elevation:	5,200 ft	1,585 m
GPS:	51.2141, -115.5467 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Cascade Mountain is home to the classic ice climb Cascade Falls which stares right into your windshield while driving towards Banff from the east on the Trans Canada. Located just minutes from Banff, Cascade Mountain also hosts a number of other moderate classics such as Rogan's Gully (ice) and Mothers Day Buttress (moderate 5.6 trad).

Getting There

Exit at the Banff exit (Lake Minnewanka Scenic Drive) from the Trans Canada highway and head north. Park at the tourist pullout for Cascade Falls (about 100m from the Trans Canada) or at the old Cadet base memorial (about 200m from the Trans Canada) for Mothers Day Buttress.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Cascade Mountain

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

WI3 PG13 47 ● Cascade Falls Ice 5 pitches Cascade Mtn Ice
WI3 31 ● Rogan's Gully Ice Cascade Mtn Ice
WI3- 12 ● The Urs Hole Ice 5 pitches Cascade Mtn Ice
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 37 ● Minihapa Sport 4 pitches Falls Area Rock
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 59 ● Mothers Day Buttress Trad 8 pitches Mothers Day Buttress
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 10 ● Keeping it Riel (Since 1885) Sport 4 pitches Falls Area Rock
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 15 ● Battle of Seven Oaks Sport 4 pitches Falls Area Rock
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 19 ● Back to Batoche Sport 4 pitches Falls Area Rock
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 31 ● Wheat Kings Sport 7 pitches Falls Area Rock
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 11 ● At the 115th Meridian Sport 3 pitches Falls Area Rock
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 20 ● Valleyview Sport 7 pitches Bankhead
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● Banff Buttress Sport 12 pitches Arches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 5 ● Oedipus Complex Trad 4 pitches Mothers Day Buttress