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Slovenian and Canadian Send at Quebec’s Cap Trinite

This fall, Slovenian climber Gasper Pintar teamed up with Quebec-based Em Pellerin for some Cap Trinite climbing. 

Pellerin is a Quebec-based climber who has climbed all around the world, from Catalunya, Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, Jordan and up and down America.

Em Pellerin hanging out on Cap Trinite. Photo
Em Pellerin hanging out on Cap Trinite. Photo Gasper Pintar

She recently teamed up with Pintar to send three of Quebec’s hardest traditional routes, that all happen to be at Cap Trinite, which is above the Sagunay River. The 250-metre wall is steep and has seen a number of aid ascents. There is no easy free route, which means the cracks are often overgrown with moss and lichen.

During mid-September, they made the six-hour drive and canoe approach. Their first route was the classic Les Grand Galets, which has four 5.12 pitches out of eight, and the crux is a stemming 5.12d. The spent the first day working it and on the second day were joined by Patrick Brouillard for the send.

Patrick Brouillard on Patrick following in the 11d stemming dihedral
Patrick Brouillard following in the 5.11d stemming dihedral on Les Grand Galets. Photo Gasper Pintar

Their next route was the difficult La Cavalet, which has a slabby 5.12b first pitch and crux 5.13b.

On their final day, and feeling worn out, they opted for Maree Haute, a five-pitch 5.12 “splitter.” Pintar led every pitch and said it was one of the most gripping routes of his life as the pitches were pumpy and sandy.

After four days at Quebec’s steep big wall, they packed it up and canoed out.

– Be sure to follow Pellerin on her site here and Gasper on his blog here for more from Cap Trinite.

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