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Christie Falls Has Hard Rock and Steep Ice

Christy Falls in winter, spring and summer. The wall has a world-class ice climb in winter and 5.14 routes in summer. Adam Tutte wrote the following.

The ice climb Christy Falls was found seven years ago in Kelowna B.C. I was new to ice at that point and the rock really drew me in.

I live to bolt routes and had always been looking for a steep north face cliff and sure found that in Christy . The cliff is 60 metres tall and parts over hang about 20 metres. 

There are currently six routes and I’m working on number seven. The routes range from 5.11c to 5.14+.

There are four routes still waiting a first ascent and two of them are true test piece lines around 35 metres.

There is a line out of the big cave I called Cave Man that goes at 5.12b/c, three stars, then the extension I figure is 5.14-, but has not been sent.

The next big project is even more impressive and climbs right behind the falls. It’s 30- to 35- metre long, 25-degree-overhang.

In the winter, there is an M10? still waiting a first ascent, it’s called Rumble in the Bronx. The ice pillar is a 60-metre WI6. I made the first ascent four years ago and it has only been climbed one other time.

Hopefully more people show interest in the area. If people what a hard first ascent, that is the place.

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