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Classic Climbs for Alberta

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

WI6
 23
Nemesis
Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI5
 46
Polar Circus
Ice 9 pitches
WI4-5
 69
Lower Weeping Wall
Ice 3 pitches
Mod. Snow
 15
North Glacier
Trad, Snow, Alpine
WI4
 85
The Professor Falls
Ice 6 pitches
WI6
 19
Curtain Call
Ice 2 pitches
WI5+
 24
Hydrophobia
Ice 3 pitches
WI5
 23
The Sorcerer
Trad, Ice 4 pitches
WI4
 52
Moonlight
Ice 2 pitches
WI4
 20
Snowline
Ice 2 pitches
WI3
 22
This House of Sky
Ice 10 pitches
WI3 PG13
 38
Cascade Falls
Ice 5 pitches
WI4-5
 100
Louise Falls
Ice 3 pitches
M7
 21
Half 'n'Half
Mixed
WI5-6
 13
Upper Weeping Wall "Weeping Pillar"
Ice 3 pitches
WI5-6
 22
Whiteman Falls
Ice 2 pitches
WI5+ M7+
 13
Suffer Machine
Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI4
 13
Aquarius
Ice
WI4+
 22
Wicked Wanda
Trad, Ice
WI5
 22
Kitty Hawk
Ice 4 pitches
WI5
 19
Bourgeau Left-Hand
Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI4-5
 39
Murchison Falls
Ice 4 pitches
WI5
 17
Malignant Mushroom
Trad, Ice
WI5
 11
Prism Falls
Trad, Ice
WI4
 24
Shades of Beauty
Ice 3 pitches
WI4
 12
Beowulf
Ice 6 pitches
WI3
 11
Kerkeslin Falls
Trad, Ice 3 pitches
Mod. Snow
 12
Silverhorn
Snow, Alpine
WI3
 11
End Of The Line
Ice 2 pitches
WI4-5
 13
Johnston Canyon Left Side
Ice
WI5+
 13
Tokkum Pole
Ice
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
 35
Brewer Buttress
Trad, Alpine 13 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 75
Joy
Trad 10 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 22
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
 18
Regular North Face
Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine 4 pitches
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 56
Achilles Spire
Sport, Alpine 13 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 20
Corner Journey
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 31
The Fold
Trad 11 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 65
South Face
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 19
Mutch/McKay Route
Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 21
The Kain Route
Trad, Alpine
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 23
Direttissima
Trad 9 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 12
Forbidden Corner
Trad 10 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 22
Exquisite Corpse
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 26
Hoka Hey!
Trad 9 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 30
Imaginary Face
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 77
Plutonian Shores
Sport 7 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 17
Green Mojito
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 22
The Arete
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 25
A Finer Niner
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 13
The Wanderer
Sport 5 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 103
Public Enemy
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 23
King of Clubs
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 21
Homage to the Spider
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 17
The Black Knight
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 13
Solar Flare
Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 31
Kahl Wall
Trad 9 pitches
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 18
Whatever Floats Your Goat
Sport 4 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 12
High Boltage
Sport, Alpine
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 80
Turtle Mountain
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 17
Prospect
Sport 4 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 12
Violet Hour
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 18
The Search
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 11
Critical Mass
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 13
Pin-toe Flakes
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 18
Sister Ray
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 13
Hilti Hotel
Sport, Alpine
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 81
Cardiac Arete
Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 38
Sisyphus Summits
Sport 21 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 11
Lost Lenore
Sport 7 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 87
Meathooks
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 157
Wicked Gravity
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 60
Mardi Gras
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 14
Silk
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 26
Mr. Manners
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 24
Farewell to Arms
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 17
Secretariat
Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 15
Venturi
Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 15
Clearcut
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 47
Chocolate Bunnies from Hell
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 17
Bloodsport
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 29
Mr. Rogers Smokes a Fat One
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 17
Dreambed
Trad 8 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 18
Back in the Saddle
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 11
The Duck of Death
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 38
DEW line
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 18
Tall Storey
Sport 8 pitches
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 12
Sisyphus Goes to Hollywood
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 20
Liquid Sky
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 13
The Harlot
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 22
B60 OFO (30 Something)
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 16
Dance Me Outside
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 16
Raw
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 14
The Warlock
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 19
Colloidal Impact
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 15
Hickory Dickory Dock
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 13
Bucking horse
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Nemesis Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 23
WI6 Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Polar Circus Icefields Parkway > Weeping Wall Area
 46
WI5 Ice 9 pitches
Lower Weeping Wall Icefields Parkway > Weeping Wall Area
 69
WI4-5 Ice 3 pitches
North Glacier Icefields Parkway > Mt Athabasca
 15
Mod. Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine
The Professor Falls Banff NP > Mt Rundle > Professor Falls Area
 85
WI4 Ice 6 pitches
Curtain Call Icefields Parkway > Icefields Parkway - N…
 19
WI6 Ice 2 pitches
Hydrophobia Ghost (North, S… > N Ghost
 24
WI5+ Ice 3 pitches
The Sorcerer Ghost (North, S… > N Ghost
 23
WI5 Trad, Ice 4 pitches
Moonlight Kananaskis > Evan Thomas Creek > Moonlight/Snowline Area
 52
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
 22
WI3 Ice 10 pitches
Cascade Falls Banff NP > Cascade Mountain > Cascade Mtn Ice
 38
WI3 PG13 Ice 5 pitches
Louise Falls Banff NP > Lake Louise > Lake Louise Ice
 100
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
 13
WI5-6 Ice 3 pitches
Whiteman Falls Kananaskis > Whiteman Falls Draina…
 22
WI5-6 Ice 2 pitches
Suffer Machine Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 13
WI5+ M7+ Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Aquarius Ghost (North, S… > … > Devil's Gap > Phantom Crag
 13
WI4 Ice
Wicked Wanda Ghost (North, S… > … > Devil's Gap > Orient Point - North
 22
WI4+ Trad, Ice
Kitty Hawk Icefields Parkway > David Thompson Highway
 22
WI5 Ice 4 pitches
Bourgeau Left-Hand Banff NP > Mt Bourgeau
 19
WI5 Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Murchison Falls Icefields Parkway > Mt Murchison
 39
WI4-5 Ice 4 pitches
Malignant Mushroom Ghost (North, S… > … > Devil's Gap > Phantom Crag
 17
WI5 Trad, Ice
Prism Falls Bow Valley > Johnston Canyon Ice
 11
WI5 Trad, Ice
Shades of Beauty Icefields Parkway > Icefields Parkway - N…
 24
WI4 Ice 3 pitches
Beowulf Ghost (North, S… > N Ghost
 12
WI4 Ice 6 pitches
Kerkeslin Falls Icefields Parkway > Icefields Parkway - N…
 11
WI3 Trad, Ice 3 pitches
Silverhorn Icefields Parkway > Mt Athabasca
 12
Mod. Snow Snow, Alpine
End Of The Line Icefields Parkway > David Thompson Highway
 11
WI3 Ice 2 pitches
Johnston Canyon Left Side Bow Valley > Johnston Canyon Ice
 13
WI4-5 Ice
Tokkum Pole Banff NP > Radium Highway… > Marble Canyon
 13
WI5+ Ice
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
 35
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 Trad, Alpine 13 pitches
Joy Kananaskis > Mt Indefatigable
 75
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 10 pitches
South East Face of Eisenhow… Banff NP > Castle Mountain
 22
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
 18
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…
 56
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Sport, Alpine 13 pitches
Corner Journey Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Amphitheater
 20
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
The Fold Kananaskis > Mt Kidd
 31
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 11 pitches
South Face Banff NP > Sentinel Pass > Grand Sentinel
 65
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Mutch/McKay Route Banff NP > Valley of the T… > Tower of Babel
 19
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
The Kain Route Banff NP > Mt Louis
 21
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine
Direttissima Bow Valley > Yamnuska > 3. CMC Wall
 23
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 9 pitches
Forbidden Corner Bow Valley > Yamnuska > 6. Kahl Wall
 12
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad 10 pitches
Exquisite Corpse Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 22
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Hoka Hey! Banff NP > Mt Cory > S Peak
 26
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 9 pitches
Imaginary Face Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Amphitheater
 30
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Plutonian Shores Banff NP > Raven Crag
 77
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 7 pitches
Green Mojito Nordegg [David… > Little Russia > Back Wall
 17
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
The Arete Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 22
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
A Finer Niner Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 25
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
The Wanderer Banff NP > Mt Cory > Guide's Rock
 13
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 5 pitches
Public Enemy Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 103
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
King of Clubs Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Casino Wall
 23
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Homage to the Spider Banff NP > Mt Louis
 21
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
The Black Knight Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Blob Rock
 17
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Solar Flare Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Sunshine Slabs
 13
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Kahl Wall Bow Valley > Yamnuska > 6. Kahl Wall
 31
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 9 pitches
Whatever Floats Your Goat Kananaskis > Goatview Peak
 18
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport 4 pitches
High Boltage Jasper NP > Rock Gardens
 12
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport, Alpine
Turtle Mountain Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 80
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Prospect Bow Valley > … > Lookout > Prospect Area
 17
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 4 pitches
Violet Hour Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Amphitheater
 12
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
The Search Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Liquid Sky
 18
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Critical Mass Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Crowbar Wall
 11
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Pin-toe Flakes Bow Valley > Cougar Canyon (… > Made in the shade (Ri…
 13
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Sister Ray Banff NP > Black Feather C… > Punk Wall
 18
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
 81
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
Sisyphus Summits Bow Valley > Ha Ling
 38
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 21 pitches
Lost Lenore Banff NP > Raven Crag
 11
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 7 pitches
Meathooks Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Meathooks Area
 87
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Wicked Gravity Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 157
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Mardi Gras Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 60
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Silk Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Hermit Wall
 14
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Mr. Manners Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Hermit Wall
 26
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Farewell to Arms Bow Valley > Grotto Canyon > Hemingway Wall
 24
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Secretariat Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Paddock Wall
 17
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Venturi Bow Valley > Echo Canyon > Hideaway
 15
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Sport
Clearcut Banff NP > Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 15
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Sport
Chocolate Bunnies from Hell Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 47
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Bloodsport Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 17
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Mr. Rogers Smokes a Fat One Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 29
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Dreambed Bow Valley > Yamnuska > 7. The Bowl & Red Shirt
 17
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad 8 pitches
Back in the Saddle Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 18
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
The Duck of Death Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Duckland
 11
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
DEW line Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 38
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Tall Storey Bow Valley > Echo Canyon > Tall Storey Area
 18
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport 8 pitches
Sisyphus Goes to Hollywood Kananaskis > Barrier Bluffs… > Yellow Wall (Barrier…
 12
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Liquid Sky Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Liquid Sky
 20
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
The Harlot Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Meathooks Area
 13
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
B60 OFO (30 Something) Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Meathooks Area
 22
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Dance Me Outside Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > White Imperialist
 16
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Raw Bow Valley > Grassi Lakes > Ghetto
 16
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
The Warlock Bow Valley > Carrot Creek
 14
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Colloidal Impact Banff NP > … > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 19
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
Bucking horse Bow Valley > Acéphale > Lower Wall
 13
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
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