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macblaze
Sep 19, 2007, 1:39 PM
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I'm in Banff this weekend for a conference at the Banff Centre and I have Saturday afternoon off. I was thinking of bring my gear as my partner is with me and making use of the time.
I am a noob trad climber and I've got about half a dozen trad climbs under my belt (5.3 to 5.7). I'd love to find some easy stuff to practice plugging gear.
Any suggestions?
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granite_grrl
Sep 19, 2007, 1:49 PM
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What about Lake Louise? Not super close to Banff, but the rock is a higher quality than typical rockies limestone (climbing on quartzite). I know there are a few easier gear lines there, you'd have to check a guide book for how many though.
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climb_eng
Sep 19, 2007, 2:31 PM
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It's probably too late in the year for Louise. Louise only gets 2 or 3 hours of direct sun, all in the late afternoon right now.... cooooold.
A good place to go is Cowbell Crag near highwood pass. It's in the sport climbs book, but is mostly a trad area on conglomerant rock of questionable quality. It's south facing and sees sun all day. I was climbing there until early november last year.
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time2clmb
Sep 19, 2007, 10:04 PM
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Meh...it's not too cold at Louise yet. Bring a thermos, gloves and a toque and you'll be fine. It might snow there though.
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