Tunnel Mountain Rock Climbing
Routes in Tunnel Mountain
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Dancing Sasquatch S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Le Soulier S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Dirtbag, The S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Sliding 29 S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Troglodyte S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Home Cookin' S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Rocket Surgery S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Welcome to the Jungle S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Dab Hand S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Number One Sturfried S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Walk the Line S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Missing Linc, The S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Farrago S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bear S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Bear Necessities S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Tunnel Vision S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Force, The S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Fifth Business S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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One Brick In The Wall S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Saving Grace S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Dude S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Unknown Dude variation S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Domino S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Clean Slate S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Pentimento S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Sunburn S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Cobra, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Veisalgia S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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V2 Warm Up V2 5+ |
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YellowStreak V5 6C |
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Daddy Long Legs V4- 6B |
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Hoodoo Traverse V6 7A |
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Arete, The V2- 5+ |
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Boiled Eggs S V2 5+ |
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Buffalohorn T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Doe, The S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Tonka (the Gift) S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Riel Rebellion S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Gooseberry T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Riverrun S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Delta Vee S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Ballista S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0 |
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Look Mom, No Hands S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Norwegian Blue S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Pinin for the Fjords S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Offirmo S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Whistle Whistle, Click Click S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Steel Bananas S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Lenny S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Digitalized Chaos S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Cat Came Back, The S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Die Laughing S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Chertsicle S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Calypso S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Burly S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Castilleja S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Party Hoppin S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Pushin The Envelope S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Lick The Stamp S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Femtagrams S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Screamin Toad S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Nanny, The S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Rest In Pieces S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Charlatan S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Rogue Wave S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Evanescence S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Promised Land, The S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Another Day in Paradise S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Third Degree, The S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Carry On Runstible S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Elysian Fields S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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B52 S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Hound, The S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Hodor S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Winterfell S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Lost In Shadows S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Los Pinos S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Slice of Life S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
Elevation: | 5,004 ft | 1,525 m |
GPS: |
51.17749, -115.55278 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Page Views: | 76,678 total · 452/month | |
Shared By: | Jordan Ramey on Jun 5, 2011 · Updates | |
Admins: | Dave Rone, Tom Jones, Richard Rose, Rhys Beaudry |
Description
ATTENTION: temporary closure due to aggressive elk covering most of the approach until June 30th, 2023. See image here for closure map: nostr.build/i/96b57eefde8f1…
Approach: 10 minutes
Descent: 30 minutes
Sun from morning to mid afternoon
Tunnel mountain is located practically in the town of Banff. The east side of the mountain provides sport, multipitch sport, and multipitch trad climbing opportunities. The west side of the mountain sports a maintained tourist trail to the top with several overlooks, only one of which really shows the climbing area well.
Home to the moderate multipitch trad classic Gooseberry (5.8, 7 pitches)
Books to the area include:
*Sport Climbs in the Canadian Rockies by John Martin and Jon Jones (only covers sport climbs, but has the Gooseberry approach info
*Banff Rock by Chris Perry (unpublished, but in preparation)
Getting There
Take the Banff exit and head towards Banff on Banff ave. Drive south 1 km and take the Tunnel Mountain Rd for 5.5 km. Take a left onto Tunnel Mountain Dr and go about 200 m. Park by a winter closer gate and some trashcans next to a wide open field (an underground reservoir).
To Gooseberry area:
Head across the open field towards the cliff and locate the large manhole cover (sorta hidden behind bushes. Pick up the trail and follow it SW. At the first Y, take a right, then angle right at the second Y. At an intersection, keep heading straight for the cliff. When you reach the base skirt south (climbers left) along the base until you find an obvious beat down spot where the climb starts in a 5.6 groove. Most notable, there is a heart shape carved in the rock just right of the route and the route itself has "GB" carved at the start. Kinda lame, but it makes finding it easy.
To Black Band area:
Park at the Banff Surprise Corner viewpoint parking lot on google maps. From the trail at the back of the parking lot, descend a short section of stairs before turning onto a well-worn path that leads downhill through the trees. Follow the Hoodoo trail down to a bend in the Bow river, walk around the bend where there is a slight fork in the trail and head left. Within a short distance there should be a climbers trail which heads left up a beaten trail to the right of the scree slope. Follow it for a few short minutes to the base of the wall. There is no need to walk through the scree slope!
Classic Climbing Routes at Tunnel Mountain
Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
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● Le Soulier |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport 4 pitches | ||
● Gooseberry |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 7 pitches | ||
● Lenny |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport | ||
● Dab Hand |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | ||
● Digitalized Chaos |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | ||
● Who's Afraid of the Big Bad… |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | ||
● The Dirtbag |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport 4 pitches | ||
● Domino |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | ||
● Number One Sturfried |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | ||
● Riel Rebellion |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 7 pitches | ||
● Sunburn |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport | ||
● Ballista |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0 Sport, Aid 8 pitches | ||
● Tonka (the Gift) |
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5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 8 pitches | ||
● Riverrun |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 9 pitches | ||
● Rest In Pieces |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport |
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