Watch Alex Fricker Send 5.13d on Remote Rockies Wall
Fricker ticks Sphinx, the only route on University Wall
Watch Alex Fricker climb the only established route at the University Wall in the Rockies called Sphinx 5.13d. “The wall will house upwards of a dozen more routes 5.14 and up, if anyone can climb them.”
The wall is located up a slot canyon between Mount McGillivray and Pigeon Mountain near Lac Des Arcs east of Canmore. The canyon has been used for decades as a sort of adventure course with ladders and fixed chains. University Wall is located at the top of the canyon.
The routes were mostly bolted by the late Simon Parboosing and abandoned after his death. A flood in 2013 lowered the starts by a few metres, which has made some of the opening moves up to V11. Miles Adamson started to bring attention back to the crag last year and made this film of Fricker this summer.