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Classic Climbs for Banff National Park

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

WI3
 6
Centre Ice Bulge Direct
Ice, Alpine 5 pitches
WI6
 23
Nemesis
Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI4
 83
The Professor Falls
Ice 6 pitches
WI3 PG13
 37
Cascade Falls
Ice 5 pitches
WI4-5
 96
Louise Falls
Ice 3 pitches
M7
 21
Half 'n'Half
Mixed
M6+
 24
Shagadelic
Mixed
M8
 9
Boyd Mystery
Mixed
M6-
 20
Californication
Mixed
WI3+
 21
Rogan's Gully
Ice
WI5+ M7+
 11
Suffer Machine
Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI4
 8
Bourgeau Right-Hand
Trad, Ice, Alpine 6 pitches
WI5 M8
 8
Man Yoga
Trad, Sport, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 5 pitches
WI5
 19
Bourgeau Left-Hand
Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
WI3-4
 22
Main Ice Wall
Ice
WI5 M6
 7
Buddha Nature
Trad, Mixed, Ice 3 pitches
WI5+
 12
Tokkum Pole
Ice
WI5
 8
Spray River Falls
Ice, Alpine 3 pitches
M7
 10
Hand in Glove
Sport, Mixed
WI4-
 8
Main Curtain
Sport, TR, Ice
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 41
Mothers Day Buttress
Trad 8 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 20
South East Face of Eisenhower Tower
Trad, Alpine
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 18
Escargot Corner
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
 33
Brewer Buttress
Trad, Alpine 13 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Easy Snow PG13
 30
East Ridge
Snow, Alpine 10 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 115
Aftonroe
Sport 8 pitches
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 24
Men With Brooms
Sport 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 18
Corner Journey
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI6 M7-
 9
French Reality
Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 59
Gooseberry
Trad 7 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 62
South Face
Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 38
Neverland
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 17
Mutch/McKay Route
Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 19
The Kain Route
Trad, Alpine
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 17
Cheese Grater
Sport 4 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 21
Pub Night
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 20
Exquisite Corpse
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 22
The Gmoser Route
Trad, Alpine 15 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 21
Hoka Hey!
Trad 9 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 25
Imaginary Face
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 25
Castle Anthrax
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 15
Ultra-Brewers
Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 62
Plutonian Shores
Sport 7 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 18
The Arete
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 18
A Finer Niner
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 7
The Wanderer
Sport 5 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 86
Public Enemy
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 19
Homage to the Spider
Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 16
The Black Knight
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 16
Extra Dry
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 7
Traffic
Sport 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 11
Solar Flare
Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 10
Long-stemmed Rose
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 67
Turtle Mountain
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 11
Violet Hour
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 18
The Search
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 10
Heart of Darkness , 2nd pitch, R…
Sport 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 9
Code of the West
Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 6
Greenwood-Jones
Trad, Alpine
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 11
Bone Machine
Sport 2 pitches
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 8
Standing Ovation
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 15
Sister Ray
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 7
Out for Blood
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 10
Chert Reynolds
Sport 8 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0
 25
Ballista
Sport, Aid 8 pitches
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b A2 Steep Snow R
 6
Greenwood-Locke
Aid, Snow, Alpine 20 pitches
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 30
Riverrun
Sport 9 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 70
Cardiac Arete
Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 11
Lost Lenore
Sport 7 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 141
Wicked Gravity
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 55
Mardi Gras
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 11
The Early Worm
Sport, Alpine 6 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 18
Howard the Duck
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 14
Mountain Aven
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 13
Headless Horseman
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 15
Secretariat
Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 8
Screams from the Balcony
Trad 5 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 17
Bloodsport
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 28
Mr. Rogers Smokes a Fat One
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 22
Aeroflot
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 16
Back in the Saddle
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 11
Clearcut
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 7
Goblin Arete
Trad 4 pitches
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 11
The Duck of Death
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 9
Brain Dead
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 39
Chocolate Bunnies from Hell
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 38
DEW line
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 6
Air Voyage
Trad 2 pitches
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 19
Liquid Sky
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 8
Thunder from Down Under
Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 8
Venom
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 6
Telltale Heart Pitch 1
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 11
Mind Bender
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 7
Stage Fright
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 6
Vielfrass
Sport
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 15
Nobody's Girl
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 6
Mistaya
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 16
Colloidal Impact
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 7
Female Hands
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 6
Carnal Prayer Mat
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Centre Ice Bulge Direct Valley of the T… > Mt Fay
 6
WI3 Ice, Alpine 5 pitches
Nemesis Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 23
WI6 Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
The Professor Falls Mt Rundle > Professor Falls Area
 83
WI4 Ice 6 pitches
Cascade Falls Cascade Mountain > Cascade Mtn Ice
 37
WI3 PG13 Ice 5 pitches
Louise Falls Lake Louise > Lake Louise Ice
 96
WI4-5 Ice 3 pitches
Half 'n'Half Radium Highway… > Haffner Creek
 21
M7 Mixed
Shagadelic Radium Highway… > Haffner Creek
 24
M6+ Mixed
Boyd Mystery Radium Highway… > Haffner Creek
 9
M8 Mixed
Californication Radium Highway… > Haffner Creek
 20
M6- Mixed
Rogan's Gully Cascade Mountain > Cascade Mtn Ice
 21
WI3+ Ice
Suffer Machine Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 11
WI5+ M7+ Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Bourgeau Right-Hand Mt Bourgeau
 8
WI4 Trad, Ice, Alpine 6 pitches
Man Yoga Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 8
WI5 M8 Trad, Sport, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 5 pitches
Bourgeau Left-Hand Mt Bourgeau
 19
WI5 Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Main Ice Wall Radium Highway… > Haffner Creek
 22
WI3-4 Ice
Buddha Nature Radium Highway… > Storm Creek Headwall
 7
WI5 M6 Trad, Mixed, Ice 3 pitches
Tokkum Pole Radium Highway… > Marble Canyon
 12
WI5+ Ice
Spray River Falls Sulphur Mountain
 8
WI5 Ice, Alpine 3 pitches
Hand in Glove Radium Highway… > Haffner Creek
 10
M7 Sport, Mixed
Main Curtain Mt Cory > Bear Spirit
 8
WI4- Sport, TR, Ice
Mothers Day Buttress Cascade Mountain > Mothers Day Buttress
 41
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 8 pitches
South East Face of Eisenhow… Castle Mountain
 20
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, Alpine
Escargot Corner Mt Norquay > Upper Norquay Slab
 18
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
Brewer Buttress Castle Mountain
 33
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad, Alpine 13 pitches
East Ridge Valley of the T… > Mt Temple
 30
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Easy Snow PG13 Snow, Alpine 10 pitches
Aftonroe Mt Cory > Take it for Granite
 115
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport 8 pitches
Men With Brooms Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 24
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport 2 pitches
Corner Journey Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Amphitheater
 18
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
French Reality Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwall
 9
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI6 M7- Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches
Gooseberry Tunnel Mountain
 59
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 7 pitches
South Face Sentinel Pass > Grand Sentinel
 62
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
Neverland Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 38
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Mutch/McKay Route Valley of the T… > Tower of Babel
 17
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
The Kain Route Mt Louis
 19
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine
Cheese Grater Mt Cory > Take it for Granite
 17
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport 4 pitches
Pub Night Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 21
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Exquisite Corpse Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 20
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
The Gmoser Route Mt Louis
 22
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine 15 pitches
Hoka Hey! Mt Cory > S Peak
 21
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 9 pitches
Imaginary Face Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Amphitheater
 25
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Castle Anthrax Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Blob Rock
 25
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Ultra-Brewers Castle Mountain
 15
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine 7 pitches
Plutonian Shores Raven Crag
 62
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 7 pitches
The Arete Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 18
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
A Finer Niner Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 18
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
The Wanderer Mt Cory > Guide's Rock
 7
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 5 pitches
Public Enemy Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 86
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Homage to the Spider Mt Louis
 19
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
The Black Knight Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Blob Rock
 16
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Extra Dry Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 16
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Traffic Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Hillside area
 7
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport 2 pitches
Solar Flare Sunshine Rock > Sunshine Slabs
 11
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Long-stemmed Rose Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Amphitheater
 10
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Turtle Mountain Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 67
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Violet Hour Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Amphitheater
 11
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
The Search Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Liquid Sky
 18
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Heart of Darkness , 2nd pit… Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Hillside area
 10
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
Code of the West Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 9
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Greenwood-Jones Valley of the T… > Mt Temple
 6
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Alpine
Bone Machine Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 11
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
Standing Ovation Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Trailside
 8
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Sister Ray Black Feather C… > Punk Wall
 15
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Out for Blood Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwal… > Gery's Wall
 7
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Chert Reynolds Mt Rundle > Rundlehorn Area
 10
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 8 pitches
Ballista Tunnel Mountain
 25
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0 Sport, Aid 8 pitches
Greenwood-Locke Valley of the T… > Mt Temple
 6
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b A2 Steep Snow R Aid, Snow, Alpine 20 pitches
Riverrun Tunnel Mountain
 30
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 9 pitches
Cardiac Arete Sentinel Pass > Grand Sentinel
 70
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
Lost Lenore Raven Crag
 11
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 7 pitches
Wicked Gravity Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 141
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Mardi Gras Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 55
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
The Early Worm Mt Bourgeau
 11
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport, Alpine 6 pitches
Howard the Duck Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Duckland
 18
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Mountain Aven Sunshine Rock > Rathaus Area
 14
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Headless Horseman Sunshine Rock > Paddock Wall
 13
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Secretariat Sunshine Rock > Paddock Wall
 15
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Screams from the Balcony Saddle Mountain
 8
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad 5 pitches
Bloodsport Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 17
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Mr. Rogers Smokes a Fat One Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 28
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Aeroflot Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Trailside
 22
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Back in the Saddle Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 16
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Clearcut Sunshine Rock > Rdside
 11
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Goblin Arete Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Goblin Wall
 7
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad 4 pitches
The Duck of Death Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Duckland
 11
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Brain Dead Black Feather C… > Mind Games Wall
 9
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Chocolate Bunnies from Hell Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 39
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
DEW line Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 38
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Air Voyage Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Air Voyage
 6
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad 2 pitches
Liquid Sky Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Liquid Sky
 19
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Thunder from Down Under Sunshine Rock > Rathaus Area
 8
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Venom Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 8
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
Telltale Heart Pitch 1 Raven Crag
 6
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Mind Bender Black Feather C… > Mind Games Wall
 11
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Stage Fright Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Trailside
 7
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Vielfrass Radium Highway… > Stanley Headwal… > Gery's Wall
 6
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Nobody's Girl Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Duckland
 15
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Mistaya Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Liquid Sky
 6
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Colloidal Impact Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 16
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Female Hands Lake Louise > Back of The Lake > Outhouse Wall
 7
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Carnal Prayer Mat Black Feather C… > Punk Wall
 6
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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