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Emerald Lake Rock Climbing

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Areas in Emerald Lake

Emerald Lake - Multipitch from the ground up 3 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 14

Emerald Lake - Single Pitch 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Emerald Lake - The Prow 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Emerald Lake - Upper Amphitheatre 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Emerald Lake - Upper Right Wall 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	4,481 ft	1,366 m
GPS:	49.62512, -114.64054 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Morgan Fines on Dec 20, 2022
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Description

North East facing Limestone Cliff near Emerald Lake. Sport Routes, both single-pitch and mulit-pitch. Perfect for hot summer days! Emerald Lake is a bit cool, but makes for a super refreshing swim after a great day of climbing!!

If you are new to Emerald Lake climbing, keen on Sport Multi-pitch and want a recommendation of where to start ... Try Family Jewels! A close 2nd is Diamond in the Rough!

Enjoy!

Getting There

Drive along Hwy 3 to the PEAKs Campus (former Alberta Visitor Centre) near Crowsnest Lake. Turn South off Hwy 3 towards the campus and then take a right down a gravel road instead of left to the campus. Follow the gravel road for about 500m where it turns back into a paved road for another 1.5km to a parking lot at the end of the road. Climbs are as close as a 3 minute walk from the parking lot!

28 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Emerald Lake

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

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 4 ● Chips for Three Sport Emerald Lake - Single…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 7 ● Family Jewels Sport 6 pitches Emerald Lake - Multip…