Kimmo Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 canmore's cool. 9 hour drive, or quick flight. it truly is gorgeous up there. i think yer gym-freak kids would really like the steeps. canmore's got some great restaurants, and lodging with hot tubs and the whole shebang. some of the crags require a bit of hiking though, specifically acephale (45 minutes to lower wall, another 15 to upper). and yer kid can fire The Path! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Canmore is fun -- really fun, but the rock is choss. where'd ya go? it seems acephale's pretty cleaned up. and some other crags that i never got to seemed like bomber blue limestone, from the photos hehe.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 you gotta online link to that place?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 While you're up there you could hit Back of the Lake at Lake Louise, that be an entertaining day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfinley Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I've climbed at Yam, Grassi Lakes, the Raptor area and at Lake Loise. The climbing is really fun -- but the rock does not compare to granite or quartzite sandstone. I love mountain climbing in and around Canmore -- but when it comes to cragging it doesn't compare to places like the New, Red or City of Rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I've climbed at Yam, Grassi Lakes, the Raptor area and at Lake Loise. The climbing is really fun -- but the rock does not compare to granite or quartzite sandstone. I love mountain climbing in and around Canmore -- but when it comes to cragging it doesn't compare to places like the New, Red or City of Rocks. yeah grassi lakes aint all that, never went to yam or raptor, but come on, lake louise? awesome solid rock and fun techie and powerful! and you never sampled the better steep limestone either, it sounds like.... i would agree though that the red looks awesome, the new is good, having been there (the city sucks), but AUGUST? yer a mad dog, my man. rudy, online stuff your googling is as good as mine. got an older guidebook, that's it. if you decide to go, definitely check on reservations cuz it might get crowded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 reservations?? It ain't like i'm staying at the crown victoria!! any thoughts on spain or italy or france, or wyoming??? what are you doing next summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 railay thailand, then a cheap flight to Hampi for some epic bouldering. if you are going to put up with hot and humid weather might as well have cute girls in bikinis and epic food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 reservations?? It ain't like i'm staying at the crown victoria!! any thoughts on spain or italy or france, or wyoming??? what are you doing next summer? okay fine then. but you might even check into camping reservations cuz, well, you just should. we went years ago and got lucky with campsites; this time we had a rez but it seemed like camping was kinda full. i know nothing about europe in summertime. gets kinda hot, no? but ceuse is in season? actually went to wyoming in july one year, wild iris, and it was good. it's high up there, 7,000 feet i think. ahhh what are we doing next summer? that's a long way off. if we score some of these projects we're vying for, then making reservations at the crown victoria. if not, then maybe serving you yer next latte at starbucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 oh, and a hotel room in thailand will cost less than a campground in the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Rudy, what about Banff? Never climbed up there but I have heard good things. Plus, if you are planning on a month it might be good for the rest of the family. I did that trip in a motor home with my family around Drew's age for 2 weeks and it was a blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 While you're up there you could hit Back of the Lake at Lake Louise, that be an entertaining day or two. Back of the Lake has good quartzite climbing You can climb even in the rain since the quartzite climbing is protected by a huge roof of rock above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfinley Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 yeah grassi lakes aint all that, never went to yam or raptor, but come on, lake louise? awesome solid rock and fun techie and powerful! and you never sampled the better steep limestone either, it sounds like.... i would agree though that the red looks awesome, the new is good, having been there (the city sucks), but AUGUST? yer a mad dog, my man. I'm not saying the climbing around Canmore isn't great --- I've climbed there 3 times and loved every minute of it. Lake Louise is great climbing - as is Yamnuska and Grassi Lakes and you have hundred of alternatives for longer alpine routes if the weather is good. (And if the high pressure looks like it will last then drive 4 hours to the Bugs!) And yes... August at the New can be hot! But it's no different then places like Thailand in November or the City in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 (the city sucks) Yeah, ever since they shut down The Dolphin there's just not anything hard enough there anymore, right? I think the City is just fine for those cragging in the 5.9 to middling 5.11 range, but its days as a major Euro destination are long over. Its also a better destination for a week than a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kimmo Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 (the city sucks) Yeah, ever since they shut down The Dolphin there's just not anything hard enough there anymore, right? I think the City is just fine for those cragging in the 5.9 to middling 5.11 range, but its days as a major Euro destination are long over. Its also a better destination for a week than a month. for harder climbs yeah it's short on them, but the reason is sucks for me is thus: one year, snow and winds the whole time early summer. next time cold and winds the whole time later summer. then pulled out dead kid from truck he rolled driving way too fast down the dirt road. i prefer j tree for similar climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake_Gano Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) I'm not interested in that shit pile over index...and certainly not for an extended trip... Joseph, regarding what you are saying, that is what is so special about SE sandstone...it has it all...roofs, tech slabs, vertical crimpfests, overhangs, cracks, yada yada yada... I grew up two hours from the crags in Southern Illinois, but only climbed there for the first time last spring. The weathered sandstone has wild pockets, huecos, etc. Top that off with stone that is super grippy on your feet but easier on your skin than crystalline granite and it was a blast. The lines weren't as aesthetic or long as elsewhere, but the athleticism was that the stone afforded was wild compared to granite. It felt like being in gym outside. So Ill sandstone. I met the climber, Kevin, by showing up at the crags with a harness and shoes and makin friendly. This is Never Pass a Pump (5.10) at Drapers. Good stuff. I wouldn't go there in the summer. February/early March when I was there it hit 80 one day. No joke. Edited November 6, 2009 by Jake_Gano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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