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harihari
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chris
Post Re: okanagan climbing
on: May 14, 2008, 04:14

There is poretty good climbing right close to Vernon (cragging)…one place is on the lake, another might be Cougar Canyon Presentational Image.  In Kelowna you have the Kelowna crags and also a crag of composite-type rock right in the town.  On this, all of the grades are harder because every time one of them gets climbed, another pebble-hold pulls off :-).  The best climbing by far is the Boulderfields– massive, empty, varied.  But it might be a little early, as they are high up.

There is a guidebook available, MEC has it, you can also get it locally.

 

chris stolz

Watch an 18-pitch free route go up at
http://gumbiesoncrack.blogspot.com

dru
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dru
Post Re: okanagan climbing
on: May 14, 2008, 05:19

http://kelownarockbc.com/Guide_Book.html

There is not, as far as I know, a current guidebook for Cougar Canyon in Vernon but it is well worth a visit. Talk to locals for info.

paul
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paul
Post okanagan climbing
on: May 14, 2008, 14:45

i’m going to be in vernon next week, and was wondering if anyone has any beta for the area… aside from skaha. i recall hearing something about some bouldering in and arounnd pentiction, as well as some stuff around vernon.

thanks!

paul

trad
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trad
Post Re: okanagan climbing
on: May 14, 2008, 20:26

Cougar Canyon is great for 1 full day of climbing. Loads of good crack climbs and even a RB route to boot.

Cheers

paul
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paul
Post Re: okanagan climbing
on: May 15, 2008, 17:56

Thank you…. very helpful!

Cheers!

tedtiger
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tedtiger
Post Re: okanagan climbing
on: May 15, 2008, 21:00

Hi Paul, The climbing in couger canyon is well worth the visit. The rock is gneiss and up to 3 pitches in length(mostly single pitch but numerouse 2 pitch climbs with only 1 3 pitch)  Their is a guidebook available at valhalla in vernon .00.  It is a paper photocopy book but well worth the money and the cash goes to the bolt fund.  Their are approx 200 routes either bolted or trad in the canyon.  The more populare crags all have wooden plaques at the bottom with laminated topos so evan without a book you can hunt around for the board with the routes.  Ellison park is also fun for hot days (you can go swimming as it is on okanagon lake,oh ya and the rock in ellison is granite!) most of the routes are either gear or mixed, a few sport climbs do exist on 3 separate walls with good bouldering as well in some areas.(the only published info is is Lyles central b.c. rock.  The topos on rockclimbing.com are far more current and can be printed off.  If you go to ellison make sure to get those topos!)  Happy climbing.

paul
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paul
Post Re: okanagan climbing
on: May 16, 2008, 22:48

Awesome!

Thanks Ted!

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