Type: Ice, 250 ft (76 m), 2 pitches, Grade II
GPS: 51.30051, -116.8557
FA: Steve Beaulieu & Jean Triollet, 1980
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Shared By: Luka Bogdanovic on Mar 3, 2021
Admins: Mark Roberts, Kate Lynn, Braden Batsford, Mauricio Herrera Cuadra

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A Kicking Horse canyon classic with a short approach.

Pitch 1 - 40 meters, WI3: Climb up through the notch to a bolted anchor on the right on the big snow ledge separating the pitches.

Pitch 2 - 40 meters, WI3-4: Climb steeper ice to a tree anchor on the right.

Descent - One rappel on double 70m ropes will get you straight to the ground, double 60s won't make it.

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Legally park at the parking lot by the Inukshuk at 51.30479237961376, -116.8911811164198 and walk 1.2km up the highway towards the gully containing the route at 51.306737101538204, -116.87451352065332

Walk up the narrow gully scrambling up past a boulder and then either go up the approach ice on the right fork of the gully or walk left and traverse in back right up high to the base of the climb.

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Standard Ice Rack

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