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Classic Climbs for Alberta

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

WI6
 30
Nemesis
Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI5
 50
Polar Circus
Ice 9 pitches
WI4-5
 82
Lower Weeping Wall
Ice 3 pitches
WI4
 93
The Professor Falls
Ice 6 pitches
WI6
 23
Curtain Call
Ice 2 pitches
WI5+
 28
Hydrophobia
Ice 3 pitches
WI5
 33
The Sorcerer
Trad, Ice 4 pitches
WI4
 59
Moonlight
Ice 2 pitches
WI4
 20
Snowline
Ice 2 pitches
WI3
 32
This House of Sky
Ice 10 pitches
WI3 PG13
 47
Cascade Falls
Ice 5 pitches
WI4-5
 119
Louise Falls
Ice 3 pitches
M7
 21
Half 'n'Half
Mixed
WI5-6
 17
Upper Weeping Wall; Weeping Pillar
Trad, Ice 3 pitches
WI4+ M4-5
 12
Mixed Master
Mixed, Ice 4 pitches
WI5-6
 29
Whiteman Falls
Ice 2 pitches
M8
 13
Boyd Mystery
Mixed
WI5+ M7
 15
Suffer Machine
Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI4+
 27
Wicked Wanda
Trad, Ice
WI5
 25
Kitty Hawk
Ice 4 pitches
WI5
 24
Bourgeau Left-Hand
Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI4-5
 49
Murchison Falls
Ice 4 pitches
WI5
 19
Malignant Mushroom
Trad, Ice
WI6
 13
Virtual Reality
Trad, Ice 4 pitches
WI4
 28
Shades of Beauty
Ice 3 pitches
WI4
 19
Beowulf
Ice 6 pitches
WI3
 14
Kerkeslin Falls
Trad, Ice 3 pitches
WI3-4
 15
End Of The Line
Ice 2 pitches
WI5+
 16
Tokkum Pole
Ice
WI5
 13
Spray River Falls
Ice, Alpine 3 pitches
M7
 14
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
 37
Brewer Buttress
Trad, Alpine 13 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 85
Joy
Trad 10 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 23
South East Face of Eisenhower Tower
Trad, Alpine
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Easy Snow PG13
 34
East Ridge
Snow, Alpine 10 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI3 Easy Snow
 33
Coire Dubh Integrale
Trad, Ice, Snow 6 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI2 Steep Snow PG13
 19
Regular North Face
Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine 4 pitches
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 64
Achilles Spire
Sport, Alpine 13 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 26
Corner Journey
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI6 M7-
 14
French Reality
Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 36
The Fold
Trad 11 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 74
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
 27
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
 23
Exquisite Corpse
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 29
Hoka Hey!
Trad 9 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 90
Plutonian Shores
Sport 7 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 19
Green Mojito
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 26
The Arete
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 28
A Finer Niner
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 20
The Wanderer
Sport 5 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 117
Public Enemy
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 33
King of Clubs
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 25
Homage to the Spider
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 71
Beautiful Century
Sport 7 pitches
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 33
Kahl Wall
Trad 9 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 92
Turtle Mountain
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 19
Prospect
Sport 4 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 21
The Search
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 16
Critical Mass
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 19
Pin-toe Flakes
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 17
Daddy's Day Out
Trad 10 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 21
Sister Ray
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 13
Hilti Hotel
Sport, Alpine
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 93
Cardiac Arete
Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 47
Sisyphus Summits
Sport 21 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 107
Meathooks
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 176
Wicked Gravity
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 65
Mardi Gras
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 18
Silk
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 33
Mr. Manners
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 18
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
 51
Chocolate Bunnies from Hell
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 20
Bloodsport
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 30
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
 21
Back in the Saddle
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 11
Goblin Arete
Trad 4 pitches
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 33
Holey Shit
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 39
DEW line
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 19
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
 22
Liquid Sky
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 11
Lucky For Some
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 16
The Harlot
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 28
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
 11
Meconium
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 14
The Warlock
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 11
Vielfrass
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 20
Colloidal Impact
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 15
Hickory Dickory Dock
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 11
Deal With It
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Nemesis Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 30
WI6 Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Polar Circus Icefields Parkway > Weeping Wall Area
 50
WI5 Ice 9 pitches
Lower Weeping Wall Icefields Parkway > Weeping Wall Area
 82
WI4-5 Ice 3 pitches
The Professor Falls Banff NP > Mt Rundle > Professor Falls Area
 93
WI4 Ice 6 pitches
Curtain Call Icefields Parkway > Icefields Parkway - N…
 23
WI6 Ice 2 pitches
Hydrophobia Ghost (North, S… > N Ghost
 28
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
 59
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
 32
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
 119
WI4-5 Ice 3 pitches
Half 'n'Half Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Haffner Creek
 21
M7 Mixed
Upper Weeping Wall; Weeping… Icefields Parkway > Weeping Wall Area
 17
WI5-6 Trad, Ice 3 pitches
Mixed Master Icefields Parkway > Weeping Wall Area
 12
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
 13
M8 Mixed
Suffer Machine Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 15
WI5+ M7 Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Wicked Wanda Ghost (North, S… > … > Devil's Gap > Orient Point - North
 27
WI4+ Trad, Ice
Kitty Hawk Icefields Parkway > David Thompson Highway
 25
WI5 Ice 4 pitches
Bourgeau Left-Hand Banff NP > Mt Bourgeau
 24
WI5 Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Murchison Falls Icefields Parkway > Mt Murchison
 49
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…
 28
WI4 Ice 3 pitches
Beowulf Ghost (North, S… > N Ghost
 19
WI4 Ice 6 pitches
Kerkeslin Falls Icefields Parkway > Icefields Parkway - N…
 14
WI3 Trad, Ice 3 pitches
End Of The Line Icefields Parkway > David Thompson Highway
 15
WI3-4 Ice 2 pitches
Tokkum Pole Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Marble Canyon
 16
WI5+ Ice
Spray River Falls Banff NP > Sulphur Mountain
 13
WI5 Ice, Alpine 3 pitches
Hand in Glove Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Haffner Creek
 14
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
 37
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 Trad, Alpine 13 pitches
Joy Kananaskis > Mt Indefatigable
 85
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 10 pitches
South East Face of Eisenhow… Banff NP > Castle Mountain
 23
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, Alpine
East Ridge Banff NP > Valley of the T… > Mt Temple
 34
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Easy Snow PG13 Snow, Alpine 10 pitches
Coire Dubh Integrale Bow Valley > Loder Peak
 33
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI3 Easy Snow Trad, Ice, Snow 6 pitches
Regular North Face Icefields Parkway > Mt Athabasca
 19
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…
 64
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Sport, Alpine 13 pitches
Corner Journey Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Amphitheater
 26
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
French Reality Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 14
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI6 M7- Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
The Fold Kananaskis > Mt Kidd
 36
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 11 pitches
South Face Banff NP > Sentinel Pass > Grand Sentinel
 74
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
 27
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
 23
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Hoka Hey! Banff NP > Mt Cory > S Peak
 29
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 9 pitches
Plutonian Shores Banff NP > Raven Crag
 90
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 7 pitches
Green Mojito Nordegg [David… > Little Russia > Back Wall
 19
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
The Arete Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 26
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
A Finer Niner Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 28
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
The Wanderer Banff NP > Mt Cory > Guide's Rock
 20
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 5 pitches
Public Enemy Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 117
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
King of Clubs Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Casino Wall
 33
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Homage to the Spider Banff NP > Mt Louis
 25
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Beautiful Century Bow Valley > Nanny Goat
 71
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport 7 pitches
Kahl Wall Bow Valley > Yamnuska > 6. Kahl Wall
 33
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 9 pitches
Turtle Mountain Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 92
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Prospect Bow Valley > … > Lookout > Prospect Area
 19
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 4 pitches
The Search Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Liquid Sky
 21
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Critical Mass Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Crowbar Wall
 16
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Pin-toe Flakes Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Made in the shade (Ri…
 19
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Daddy's Day Out Kananaskis > Wasootch Peak > Delta Wall
 17
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 10 pitches
Sister Ray Banff NP > Black Feather C… > Punk Wall
 21
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
 93
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
Sisyphus Summits Bow Valley > Ha Ling
 47
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 21 pitches
Meathooks Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Meathooks Area
 107
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Wicked Gravity Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 176
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Mardi Gras Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 65
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Silk Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Hermit Wall
 18
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Mr. Manners Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Hermit Wall
 33
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Secretariat Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Paddock Wall
 18
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
 51
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
 30
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
 21
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
Holey Shit Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Meathooks Area
 33
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
DEW line Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 39
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Tall Storey Bow Valley > Echo Canyon > Tall Storey Area
 19
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
 22
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Lucky For Some Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Casino Wall
 11
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
The Harlot Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Meathooks Area
 16
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
B60 OFO (30 Something) Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Meathooks Area
 28
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
 11
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
The Warlock Bow Valley > Carrot Creek > Raven's Nest Buttress
 14
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Vielfrass Banff NP > … > Stanley Headwal… > Gery's Wall
 11
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Colloidal Impact Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 20
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Hickory Dickory Dock Bow Valley > Acéphale > Lower Wall
 15
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Deal With It Bow Valley > Acéphale > Lower Wall
 11
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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