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Raven Crag Rock Climbing

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Routes in Raven Crag

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	Apollo S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Arte Zeus S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Bittersweet Symphony S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	City In The Sea S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Fightclub S 5.15b 9b 37 XII- 38 E11 8a
	Fun Club S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Heart Shaped Box S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Hermit, The S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	House In The Sea S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	House Of Usher S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Lost Lenore S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Masque Pitch 1, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Masque Pitch 2, The S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Nevermore S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	One Robe, One Bowl S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Overlooking Paradise S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Plutonian Shores S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Shame S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Sleeper, The S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Tales Of Mystery S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Telltale Heart Pitch 1 S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Telltale Heart Pitch 2 S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Wild Thing's S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Description

Raven Crag is a small outcrop of limestone that resembles Acephale in quality. First developed by the legendary Peter Arbic, this little crag hosts really good, hard projects and free lines.

Recent development efforts include some multipitch climbs to the left side of the cliff past the sport climbs. Most climbs have been retro bolted as per 2016 standards.

Home of the first 5.15 in Canada, the Prow project was freed by Alex Megos during an August 2016 tour of the area. Fightclub [sp] is the obvious prow on the wall that seems, at first glance, impossible.

Getting There

About 2.5 Km and 250m elevation gain.

Park at the Cave and Basin Historic Site lot. Walk to the Sundance canyon trail past the Cafe. After about half a km take a faint trail to the left, blocked by a small log. Take another left after .5 km at the cairn.

23 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Raven Crag

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

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 90 ● Plutonian Shores Sport 7 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 5 ● Wild Thing's Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 14 ● Lost Lenore Sport 7 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 6 ● Telltale Heart Pitch 1 Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 4 ● The Masque Pitch 1 Sport
5.15b 9b 37 XII- 38 E11 8a 5 ● Fightclub Sport