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Castlegar Suggest change

Named for the castle like rocks looking over the surrounding area. Castlegar is home to an abundance of quality crags with short approaches and a variety of styles and grades.

Getting There Suggest change

The Crows Nest Highway (Hwy 3) comes in west from Vancouver and the Okanagan, while Highway 3A comes in from Nelson to the east. There is also an airport with regular service to Vancouver (unreliable in winter).

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Classic Climbing Routes at Castlegar

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 17
● Megawatts
Sport 8 pitches
Megawatts
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 14
● Sunshine Crack
Trad
Kinnaird Bluffs > Open Book Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 5
● Frog Suicide Crack
Trad
Kinnaird Bluffs > Whirlwind Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 11
● Hail Mary
Trad 3 pitches
Kinnaird Bluffs > Hail Mary Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 10
● Missionaries
Sport
Arrow Lake > Zebra Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 12
● Maniacs
Sport
Arrow Lake > Zebra Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 4
● Black Magic
Sport
Waterline > Corners
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
● Graduation
Sport
Grad Wall
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 13
● The Mercenaries
Sport
Arrow Lake > Zebra Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 10
● Lieutenant
Sport
Waterline > Raven Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 4
● The Oasis
Sport
Arrow Lake > Tulip Falls
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 6
● TISM
Sport
Arrow Lake > Zebra Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 5
● Flower Power
Sport
Arrow Lake > Tulip Falls
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 4
● Super Grover
Sport
Waterline > Raven Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
● Glory Hole
Sport
Kinnaird Bluffs > Yellow Sling Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Megawatts Megawatts
 17
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport 8 pitches
● Sunshine Crack Kinnaird Bluffs > Open Book Wall
 14
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Frog Suicide Crack Kinnaird Bluffs > Whirlwind Wall
 5
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Hail Mary Kinnaird Bluffs > Hail Mary Wall
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches
● Missionaries Arrow Lake > Zebra Wall
 10
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Maniacs Arrow Lake > Zebra Wall
 12
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Black Magic Waterline > Corners
 4
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Graduation Grad Wall
 8
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● The Mercenaries Arrow Lake > Zebra Wall
 13
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Lieutenant Waterline > Raven Wall
 10
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● The Oasis Arrow Lake > Tulip Falls
 4
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● TISM Arrow Lake > Zebra Wall
 6
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Flower Power Arrow Lake > Tulip Falls
 5
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Super Grover Waterline > Raven Wall
 4
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Glory Hole Kinnaird Bluffs > Yellow Sling Wall
 4
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
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Chips Crag Topo Photo. Aqua -Out Of Sight. Yellow -Finger Locking Good. Red line -Krinkle Cut. Purple -Salt & Pepper. Orange -Honey Dijon. Grey -Chocolate Chips. Green -Nach-yo Chips. Blue -Backyard BBQ. Brown -Cheesies.
Chips Crag Topo Photo. Aqua -Out Of Sight. Yell…
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