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Classic Climbs for Alberta

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

WI6
 32
Nemesis
Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI5
 53
Polar Circus
Ice 9 pitches
WI4-5
 84
Lower Weeping Wall
Ice 3 pitches
WI4
 96
The Professor Falls
Ice 6 pitches
WI6
 26
Curtain Call
Ice 2 pitches
WI5+
 31
Hydrophobia
Ice 3 pitches
WI5
 33
The Sorcerer
Trad, Ice 4 pitches
WI4
 61
Moonlight
Ice 2 pitches
WI4
 20
Snowline
Ice 2 pitches
WI3
 33
This House of Sky
Ice 10 pitches
WI3 PG13
 47
Cascade Falls
Ice 5 pitches
WI4-5
 127
Louise Falls
Ice 3 pitches
WI5-6
 18
Upper Weeping Wall; Weeping Pillar
Trad, Ice 3 pitches
WI4+ M4-5
 15
Mixed Master
Mixed, Ice 4 pitches
WI5-6
 29
Whiteman Falls
Ice 2 pitches
M8
 15
Boyd Mystery
Mixed
WI5+ M7
 16
Suffer Machine
Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI4+
 28
Wicked Wanda
Trad, Ice
WI5
 25
Kitty Hawk
Ice 4 pitches
WI5
 27
Bourgeau Left-Hand
Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI4-5
 51
Murchison Falls
Ice 4 pitches
WI5
 19
Malignant Mushroom
Trad, Ice
WI6
 13
Virtual Reality
Trad, Ice 4 pitches
WI4
 29
Shades of Beauty
Ice 3 pitches
WI4
 19
Beowulf
Ice 6 pitches
WI4-
 18
End Of The Line
Ice 2 pitches
WI5+
 18
Tokkum Pole
Ice
WI5
 15
Spray River Falls
Ice, Alpine 3 pitches
M7
 16
Hand in Glove
Sport, Mixed
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a Mod. Snow
 39
East Ridge
Trad, Snow, Alpine
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
 41
Brewer Buttress
Trad, Alpine 13 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 90
Joy
Trad 10 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 25
South East Face of Eisenhower Tower
Trad, Alpine
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Easy Snow PG13
 35
East Ridge
Snow, Alpine 10 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI3 Easy Snow
 37
Coire Dubh Integrale
Trad, Ice, Snow 6 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI2 Steep Snow PG13
 20
Regular North Face
Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine 4 pitches
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 73
Achilles Spire
Sport, Alpine 13 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 28
Corner Journey
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI6 M7-
 15
French Reality
Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 37
The Fold
Trad 11 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 77
South Face
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 22
Mutch/McKay Route
Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 23
The Kain Route
Trad, Alpine
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 28
Direttissima
Trad 9 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 14
Forbidden Corner
Trad 10 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 24
Exquisite Corpse
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 31
Hoka Hey!
Trad 9 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 102
Plutonian Shores
Sport 7 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 27
The Arete
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 30
A Finer Niner
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 23
The Wanderer
Sport 5 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 25
Poker Face
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 126
Public Enemy
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 37
King of Clubs
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 28
Homage to the Spider
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 35
Kahl Wall
Trad 9 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 98
Turtle Mountain
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 21
Prospect
Sport 4 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 23
The Search
Sport
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 18
Bastion
Sport, Alpine 10 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 19
Critical Mass
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 24
Pin-toe Flakes
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 19
Daddy's Day Out
Trad 10 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 24
Sister Ray
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 13
Hilti Hotel
Sport, Alpine
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 97
Cardiac Arete
Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 48
Sisyphus Summits
Sport 21 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 22
Lost Lenore
Sport 7 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 26
Dark Decade
Sport 7 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 110
Meathooks
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 195
Wicked Gravity
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 68
Mardi Gras
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 35
Mr. Manners
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 11
Beautiful Rainbow
Sport 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 19
Secretariat
Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 12
Screams from the Balcony
Trad 5 pitches
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 16
Clearcut
Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c A0
 12
The Alt-Left
Trad, Aid 10 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 56
Chocolate Bunnies from Hell
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 20
Bloodsport
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 32
Mr. Rogers Smokes a Fat One
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 20
Dreambed
Trad 8 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 24
Back in the Saddle
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 11
Goblin Arete
Trad 4 pitches
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 12
Brain Dead
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 35
Holey Shit
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 42
DEW line
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 22
Tall Storey
Sport 8 pitches
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 14
Sisyphus Goes to Hollywood
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 23
Liquid Sky
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 17
Lucky For Some
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 29
B60 OFO (30 Something)
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 17
Dance Me Outside
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 17
Raw
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 13
Meconium
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 15
The Warlock
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 12
Vielfrass
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 22
Colloidal Impact
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 17
Hickory Dickory Dock
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 12
Deal With It
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Nemesis Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 32
WI6 Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Polar Circus Icefields Parkway > Weeping Wall Area
 53
WI5 Ice 9 pitches
Lower Weeping Wall Icefields Parkway > Weeping Wall Area
 84
WI4-5 Ice 3 pitches
The Professor Falls Banff NP > Mt Rundle > Professor Falls Area
 96
WI4 Ice 6 pitches
Curtain Call Icefields Parkway > Icefields Parkway - N…
 26
WI6 Ice 2 pitches
Hydrophobia Ghost (North, S… > N Ghost
 31
WI5+ Ice 3 pitches
The Sorcerer Ghost (North, S… > N Ghost
 33
WI5 Trad, Ice 4 pitches
Moonlight Kananaskis > Evan Thomas Creek > Moonlight/Snowline Area
 61
WI4 Ice 2 pitches
Snowline Kananaskis > Evan Thomas Creek > Moonlight/Snowline Area
 20
WI4 Ice 2 pitches
This House of Sky Ghost (North, S… > N Ghost
 33
WI3 Ice 10 pitches
Cascade Falls Banff NP > Cascade Mountain > Cascade Mtn Ice
 47
WI3 PG13 Ice 5 pitches
Louise Falls Banff NP > Lake Louise > Lake Louise Ice
 127
WI4-5 Ice 3 pitches
Upper Weeping Wall; Weeping… Icefields Parkway > Weeping Wall Area
 18
WI5-6 Trad, Ice 3 pitches
Mixed Master Icefields Parkway > Weeping Wall Area
 15
WI4+ M4-5 Mixed, Ice 4 pitches
Whiteman Falls Kananaskis > Whiteman Falls Draina…
 29
WI5-6 Ice 2 pitches
Boyd Mystery Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Haffner Creek
 15
M8 Mixed
Suffer Machine Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 16
WI5+ M7 Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Wicked Wanda Ghost (North, S… > … > Devil's Gap > Orient Point - North
 28
WI4+ Trad, Ice
Kitty Hawk Icefields Parkway > David Thompson Highway
 25
WI5 Ice 4 pitches
Bourgeau Left-Hand Banff NP > Mt Bourgeau
 27
WI5 Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Murchison Falls Icefields Parkway > Mt Murchison
 51
WI4-5 Ice 4 pitches
Malignant Mushroom Ghost (North, S… > … > Devil's Gap > Phantom Crag
 19
WI5 Trad, Ice
Virtual Reality Icefields Parkway > Mt Murchison
 13
WI6 Trad, Ice 4 pitches
Shades of Beauty Icefields Parkway > Icefields Parkway - N…
 29
WI4 Ice 3 pitches
Beowulf Ghost (North, S… > N Ghost
 19
WI4 Ice 6 pitches
End Of The Line Icefields Parkway > David Thompson Highway
 18
WI4- Ice 2 pitches
Tokkum Pole Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Marble Canyon
 18
WI5+ Ice
Spray River Falls Banff NP > Sulphur Mountain
 15
WI5 Ice, Alpine 3 pitches
Hand in Glove Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Haffner Creek
 16
M7 Sport, Mixed
East Ridge Jasper NP > Mt Edith Cavell
 39
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a Mod. Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine
Brewer Buttress Banff NP > Castle Mountain
 41
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 Trad, Alpine 13 pitches
Joy Kananaskis > Mt Indefatigable
 90
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 10 pitches
South East Face of Eisenhow… Banff NP > Castle Mountain
 25
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, Alpine
East Ridge Banff NP > Valley of the T… > Mt Temple
 35
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Easy Snow PG13 Snow, Alpine 10 pitches
Coire Dubh Integrale Bow Valley > Loder Peak
 37
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI3 Easy Snow Trad, Ice, Snow 6 pitches
Regular North Face Icefields Parkway > Mt Athabasca
 20
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI2 Steep Snow PG13 Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine 4 pitches
Achilles Spire Icefields Parkway > Mt Hector & Mt Androm…
 73
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Sport, Alpine 13 pitches
Corner Journey Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Amphitheater
 28
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
French Reality Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 15
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI6 M7- Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
The Fold Kananaskis > Mt Kidd
 37
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 11 pitches
South Face Banff NP > Sentinel Pass > Grand Sentinel
 77
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Mutch/McKay Route Banff NP > Valley of the T… > Tower of Babel
 22
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
The Kain Route Banff NP > Mt Louis
 23
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine
Direttissima Bow Valley > Yamnuska > 3. CMC Wall
 28
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 9 pitches
Forbidden Corner Bow Valley > Yamnuska > 6. Kahl Wall
 14
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad 10 pitches
Exquisite Corpse Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 24
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Hoka Hey! Banff NP > Mt Cory > S Peak
 31
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 9 pitches
Plutonian Shores Banff NP > Raven Crag
 102
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 7 pitches
The Arete Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 27
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
A Finer Niner Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 30
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
The Wanderer Banff NP > Mt Cory > Guide's Rock
 23
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 5 pitches
Poker Face Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Casino Wall
 25
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Public Enemy Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 126
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
King of Clubs Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Casino Wall
 37
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Homage to the Spider Banff NP > Mt Louis
 28
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Kahl Wall Bow Valley > Yamnuska > 6. Kahl Wall
 35
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 9 pitches
Turtle Mountain Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 98
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Prospect Bow Valley > … > Lookout > Prospect Area
 21
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 4 pitches
The Search Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Liquid Sky
 23
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Bastion Banff NP > Castle Mountain
 18
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport, Alpine 10 pitches
Critical Mass Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Crowbar Wall
 19
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Pin-toe Flakes Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Made in the shade (Ri…
 24
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Daddy's Day Out Kananaskis > Wasootch Peak > Delta Wall
 19
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 10 pitches
Sister Ray Banff NP > Black Feather C… > Punk Wall
 24
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Hilti Hotel Jasper NP > Dune Wall
 13
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport, Alpine
Cardiac Arete Banff NP > Sentinel Pass > Grand Sentinel
 97
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
Sisyphus Summits Bow Valley > Ha Ling
 48
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 21 pitches
Lost Lenore Banff NP > Raven Crag
 22
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 7 pitches
Dark Decade Bow Valley > Nanny Goat
 26
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 7 pitches
Meathooks Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Meathooks Area
 110
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Wicked Gravity Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 195
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Mardi Gras Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 68
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Mr. Manners Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Hermit Wall
 35
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Beautiful Rainbow Kananaskis > Barrier Bluffs… > Yellow Wall (Barrier…
 11
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport 2 pitches
Secretariat Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Paddock Wall
 19
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Screams from the Balcony Banff NP > Saddle Mountain
 12
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad 5 pitches
Clearcut Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 16
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Sport
The Alt-Left Bow Valley > E End of Rundle (EEOR)
 12
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c A0 Trad, Aid 10 pitches
Chocolate Bunnies from Hell Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 56
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Bloodsport Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 20
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Mr. Rogers Smokes a Fat One Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 32
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Dreambed Bow Valley > Yamnuska > 7. The Bowl & Red Shirt
 20
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad 8 pitches
Back in the Saddle Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 24
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Goblin Arete Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Goblin Wall
 11
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad 4 pitches
Brain Dead Banff NP > Black Feather C… > Mind Games Wall
 12
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Holey Shit Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Meathooks Area
 35
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
DEW line Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 42
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Tall Storey Bow Valley > Echo Canyon > Tall Storey Area
 22
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport 8 pitches
Sisyphus Goes to Hollywood Kananaskis > Barrier Bluffs… > Yellow Wall (Barrier…
 14
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Liquid Sky Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Liquid Sky
 23
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Lucky For Some Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Casino Wall
 17
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
B60 OFO (30 Something) Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Meathooks Area
 29
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Dance Me Outside Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > White Imperialist
 17
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Raw Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Ghetto
 17
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Meconium Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Planet X
 13
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
The Warlock Bow Valley > Carrot Creek > Raven's Nest Buttress
 15
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Vielfrass Banff NP > … > Stanley Headwal… > Gery's Wall
 12
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Colloidal Impact Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 22
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Hickory Dickory Dock Bow Valley > Acéphale > Lower Wall
 17
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Deal With It Bow Valley > Acéphale > Lower Wall
 12
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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