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The Wave Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Wave

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	Beach Bum S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Black Pearl S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Jellyfish S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Point Break S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Quick Silver S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Radical S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Shark Week S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Surfer, The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Surfs Up S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a

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Elevation:	4,593 ft	1,400 m
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The Wave

East facing crag on the shore of the Bow River along the hiking trail below Tunnel Mountain. Left of the wall is another short crag with the first 5.11 gear route in Banff called Mini Gonda. The Wave is about 50 metres to the right and up a short hill. The rock is textured with chert, vertical to steep. ~10 minutes from the car, great views and well bolted.

If for some reason you need to rappel in to get gear or something, just hike left past the Mini Gonda route and up a faint trail and back right until at a large tree that you can rappel to any anchor. Not good for top-roping, but there is top access. Heads up for loose rock if you're rappelling in.

Getting There

Approach as for the Black Band on Tunnel Mountain and continue until you reach the river. Follow the trail along the river past a boulder with a V4 on the left until you can see a crag in the trees. Walk 20 feet toward Mini Gonda and turn right along a trail to the obvious wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Wave

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 4 ● Jellyfish Sport 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● Beach Bum Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 9 ● Radical Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 5 ● Black Pearl Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 6 ● Point Break Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 6 ● The Surfer Sport