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Kinnaird Bluffs Rock Climbing
| Elevation: | 1,500 ft |
| GPS: | 49.267, -117.663 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Shared By: | Ken Trout on Nov 4, 2013 |
| Admins: | Kate Lynn |
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Access Issue: This area is located above a neighborhood and the bluffs are on private land.
Details
• Park (as described in the West Kootenay Rock Climbing Guide book)
• Keep noise to a minimum. Climbing calls only.
• No swearing. The base of Kinnaird acts as an amphitheatre and the neighbours hear everything climbers say.
• No music.
• Stay to established trails.
• Stay off of private property and out of people’s back yards.
• Do not cross the empty lot below Hail Mary Wall. There's a new trail from Yellow Sling Wall.
• Keep noise to a minimum. Climbing calls only.
• No swearing. The base of Kinnaird acts as an amphitheatre and the neighbours hear everything climbers say.
• No music.
• Stay to established trails.
• Stay off of private property and out of people’s back yards.
• Do not cross the empty lot below Hail Mary Wall. There's a new trail from Yellow Sling Wall.
Introduction
This is an older climbing area with more traditional protection. Many of the bolts are very rusty thanks to old age and a wet climate. The rock is very good gneiss. There are over fifty routes, a handful are up to three pitches long.
Getting There
From Castlegar, drive a few kilometers south on Highway 22. Turn right on 37th street and drive through the residential subdivision. Parking seems best in a small pull-out on the left side of the Bluffs. A somewhat overgrown trail starts in a talus field near the parking spot. The steep traditional classic, Sunshine Crack (5.8), is one of the closest routes to the car.
Description
This area was purchased by the non-profit group TAWKROC (The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers) in 2016. The 18-acre property boasts 100-metre-high cliffs but is surrounded on 3 sides by suburbia. Therefore it's imperative climbers be respectful of our neighbours so the city doesn't revoke access.
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