Ravens Crag is home to Banff National Parks best water sculpted Limestone. The silver and black streaked walls are very high in quality, offering extremely cryptic, powerful, gymnastic, steep climbing. Expect interesting holds such as small crimps, powerful underclings, pencil pinches, high friction slopers, gastons, flat holds and sharp jugs of the sulphuric stone type. The first pitches are short because they pack such a punch!! The crag was first envisioned in the 90's by Peter Arbic with interesting holds throughout. In 2015-16 routes were all retrofitted with glue-ins as seepage can be a concern at this north facing wall. New development on Fun Club Ledge has popped up two new longer pitches. Alpine feeling indeed, taking in the view from these longer pitches such as Nevermore 12b being Uber classic. The Masque P2 as well as Telltale Heart P2 being the absolute Gem’s of the crag. Mega classic, airy and sandbagged. We recommend Telltale Heart P1 as a warm up. Bring a jacket as the crag stays chilly even in August. Look out for the big old boy, Raven who guards over the crag and enjoy, Banff's best sport climbing. Oh, yeah this is home to one of Canadas hardest climbs. ;)

[Kris Maclellan's Utgaard Guide](http://www.krismaclellan.com/utgard-boulder/) Website accessible via Internet Archive Wayback Machine as it is currently down: https://web.archive.org/web/20200126220729/http://www.krismaclellan.com/utgard-boulder/ Útgarðar - Outlands This area has been entirely developed by local Kris Maclellan in the summer of 2018, he gave me permission to use his topo and descriptions in this guide but if you’d like more information straight from the source here is a link to the Utgard guide that he put together http://www.krismaclellan.com/utgard-boulder/. Major props to Kris for putting in the time to clean this wall it's a beauty, and certainly took some time and effort. If you head out there consider bringing a wire brush to help maintain it, the moss grows fast but if everyone does a little cleaning, hopefully it won’t ever need to be fully cleaned on rappel again! The Utgard Boulder offers slab bouldering. The wall leans generously in places, so good footwork can lead to fun and easy sending. The wall is also pockmarked with little gouges, which create a range of holds from slopers to mini jugs. There is a horizontal incut crack system, an incredible diagonal line of protruding crystals, and a general "shattered" look to the rock. The pictures of this boulder do not make it seem as tall as it is. Kris reports that it is about 20’ of rope from top to bottom. The delicate feet, and slopey hands up high will definitely get your heart pumping, every route on this wall is a bit of an adventure! From Aidan Nickel's Guide

Heart Wall is a recently developed wall on the backside of the crazy horse mountain. It consists of mildly overhanging climbs on beautiful white and orange limestone. The climbs are long and pumpy. The bolting is spaced closely, correctly and sustainably.

A great sector with a lot of fun problems, deep in the slide on the north side of the highway. The best approach is to walk into the House Area, near the Captain Obvious Boulder, follow the trail northwards past Aftermath into the treed Valley adn up the trail bearing right once you get to the top, towards a rubble topped boulder. This is Beautiful Struggle. The valley full of talus below & to the east is the Heart OF Frank. Straight across the talus valley is the massive Dragonfire Boulder (aka the Mushroom Boulder), which overhangs on three sides. Classics in the sector include Race to the Top (V3), Rhythmic Gymnastics (V5), and Mushroom Campus (V3). Be respectful when you climb here, it is quite visible from the Visitor's Center.

Lakit offers some great, Pumpy Climbing just 15mins from Cranbrook. Here you will find 1 pitch sport routes of slopey ledges, crimps and big bubble jugs that are perfect to flame up your forearms in a dreadfully short amount of time this are offers routes from 5.7 to 5.14. Bolts can be quite rusty on some route.

Despite the long approach, Bataan is certainly a contender for the best limestone in the Bow Valley!! The quality of these water sculpted cliffs is unparalleled, with magnificent positions high above the scenic valley. Bataan's vertical to slightly overhanging walls feature many long and sustained routes that are littered with pockets, jugs and edges - endurance is the name of the game. Climbers are slowly realizing the huge potential of this crag, and that the rewards of climbing on pristine blue grey and yellow streaks far outweigh the hike.

A stellar boulder full of pockets, jugs and cool holds. A wide variety of grades on a bullet type of volcanic granite. A must visit while in the Whistler area. Easy access and good landings.

Creekside is the first cliff that you will see as you walk into cougar canyon, and is ideally situated as it is home to some of the area's better beginner climbs. Routes are generally short but fun, and there is a good mix of gear and sport climbs. Also, this is one of the only grags in Cougar where all of the climbs are accessible from the top, making it ideal for top-roping and teaching. Trust the Jugs and JBird are standout routes at this crag.

Shabby Wall with many pockets. And an overhung wall on mostly jugs.

Just 2 Climbs in here, both starting from inside the cave, and working out and up in different directions. The V6 is juggy to start, difficult to exit the cave, then slabby to the top. The V10 is powerful big moves to the lip, then slanted jugs up an arete. Both are 20+ moves.

Short, high quality routes with some fun roof moves, jugs and thin face climbing. Most routes can be accessed for TR

This small collection of climbs have some of the most amazing rock in the entire Bow Valley. Worth a visit for climbers of any level to enjoy perfect neon-blue water featured jugs and tufas.

A new area bolted in 2020-2021, has a wide selection of grades from 5.9 to 5.13. The style is mostly slabby to slightly overhanging technical and crimpy routes, but there are a few steeper lines with plenty of jugs. All routes are climbable with a 70m rope, but tie a knot in the end of your rope for the longer routes for safety. Routes are designed to be stick clipped. Wearing a helmet is a good idea since this is a newer area, and it is Moose after all. At the peak of summer, the wall gets about 1 hour of sun in the late afternoon. All other times of year it's sending temps (ie, cold). https://www.mountainproject.com/area/122275983/the-cove

Routes are short (15 m) and mostly slabby with crimps, jugs, pockets, and slopers, with a few overhanging routes. Sunny sector at around 1450 m above sea level. Good for spring and fall climbing. Family-friendly crag with easy access and easy grades. The area is sometimes also called Tannourine-Teffehat. Refer to Lebanon Rock Climbing Guidebook by Jad el Khoury and George Emil (2021). The book is available for sale at Bluearth Lebanon in Bourj Hammoud.

Close to the town of Canmore, this is an exceptional sport crag with something for everyone. From one to six pitches in length, this is a popular area for hikers as well. Short easy approach of ten minutes will put you at the first wall and the walls are in relative close proximity to each other. With the creek running through, it is beautiful but also can get quite chilly if the sun disappears.

Queen creek climbing is volcanic in nature, and requires pulling on many sharp pockets. It has a few sport climbing zones and the main bouldering area in the heart of the area. Sport climbing in queen creek requires short steep approaches and route finding ability on frail rock. As it is not great quality these areas do not see much traffic outside of locals. However, if in the area there are many climbs that are worth while of finding and climbing as there are some quality lines to be climbed. Bouldering in the creek is the home of some nice problems, ranging in size, steepness and difficulty. These guides do not yet accurately describe the amount of climbing to be had in these areas.

This is an excellent wall with a fine assortment of great routes that's tucked away in the tress near the creek. The crag has an amazing collection of friendly holds -pockets, pods and positive edges- on bomber rock, but the popularity of the cliff is causing some of the best routes to polish. Expect to share First Rock with other parties on weekends and after work. (taken from "Bow Valley Sport" 2011 edition)

High, scenic, quiet - a nice place to hang out.

Snow Canyon State Park is in the area of the city of Saint George, perhaps an hour from the heart of Zion National Park. This large state park boasts a little of everything, from short sport clip-ups to mixed multi-pitch routes or even long, infrequently traveled adventure climbs. I have only sampled the area, but am writing it up here to get the ball rolling. The crags are sandstone, some reminiscent of the good stuff at Red Rock, NV, some resembling the softer formations of Zion National Park, and some fit for climbing by only the truest of desert rats. No matter if you are chasing sun or shade, or wanting crimpers, slopers, pockets, or an occasional crack there are climbs of various flavors facing in any given direction at any given time of day, depending on which crag you are at. The Island In The Sky area sports the Aftershock Wall, Circus Wall, The Doghouse, and other walls with good sport and mixed climbs. The West Canyon area has adventure routes and much adventure potential for those looking for touble and in possession of an emergency bolt kit. The nearby town of Saint George has plenty of services and hotels as well as nearby 'improved camping' at Snow Canyon State Park ($14 in addition to $5 daily entry fee) or free camping just outside town on BLM land. The following guidebooks contain more details on the area and the park: Rock Climbs of Southwest Utah & The Arizona Strip, Second Edition; Rock Climbing Utah; and an article in Climbing magazine #225 (article by Tim Kemple).

Tucked into the mossy forest at the base of the Chief, the Grand Wall Boulders form the heart of Squamish bouldering. A short stroll from the main parking lot brings you into a maze of granite blocks scattered beneath towering walls. The setting is shaded, cool, and alive with the sound of ravens and rushing water—perfect conditions for long summer sessions. If you only have one day to boulder in Squamish, this is where you should start. With hundreds of problems in every style and grade, the Grand Wall Boulders deliver a complete taste of Squamish granite in a single compact playground.

Cranberry Walls This is the most southern climbing area in Revelstoke, located a few km south of Cranberry Lake on Highway 23 South. The history of this beautiful crag started already in the mid nineties when Dean Flick has built the first route on the most southerly cliff. However, it was not until 2010 when the two Williams brothers and true Revelstoke locals Ryan and Nic have put their heart into this area. With their endless energy and enthusiasm they have built trails, scrubbed the rock and established this amazing new climbing area. How To Get There From the turnoff of the Trans Canada Highway onto Highway 23 South, west of Revelstoke, drive along Highway 23 South for 35.9 km, or 12.7 km south of the Blanket Creek Bridge. At km 35.9 you will find a large, to the left leading turn with two pull-out at the left side of the road. Park your car on the second (southerly) pull-out. Follow the well-established trail at the south-east corner of this pull-out, leading through the most beautiful forest and past a wide creek to the base of the crag, 12 minutes from the parking lot

A cool wall that doesn't see much sunlight with a collection of routes in the 10-11 range. Good for hot weather. Seepage is common at the base of these climbs.

A fun sector between the House Area and Heart of Frank, the Commodore Area is relatively accessible though relatively exposed to the wind. It holds several hard lines, including March of Time (V9/10) and Commodore 64 (V8). Several moderate lines can be found there as well, including The Price of Gold (V5). Landings are especially rough here, so come well-armed with mats!

The main edge is a virtually continuous face of exceptionally clean and quick-drying rock of the highest quality up to 17m high. Both natural and quarried buttress exist, giving a variety of climbing styles, although the edge is home to some of the best slab climbing in the country.Work your way along the grades with Sunset Slab (VS 4b), Three Pebble Slab (E1 5a), Long John's Slab (E3-ish 5c), Downhill Racer (E4 6a) to finish up the superb Hairless Heart (E5 6a). Popular routes are polished and weekends often busy. An excellent sun-trap on winter days. Best routes: Valkyrie (HVS 5a) and Beau Geste (E7 6c).

With more tan 200 routes bolted and infinite possibilities remaining La Mojarra climbing park extends over one and a half kilometers in the heart of the Chicamocha canyon. The Cliff is made of red solid sandstone and offers a variety of traditional, sport and mixed climbing routes with a very high technical aspect, consisting of flat ledges in various sizes and angles, movements of finesse precision and strength. The geographical location of La Mojarra offers excellent weather, spectacular views and great climbing. Situated just 50 meters away from the REFUGIO, La Mojarra village, Municipio de Los Santos, Santander, COLOMBIA.

Located near the heart of Oneonta, Palisades is a state park with a nice little cliffline running just below its parking lot. There's a good range of climbing difficulty, ranging from easy 5.4 up to roofy 5.12. Because everything can be easily toproped, it's a perfect place for a beginner's first outdoor climbing experience. And if you're just getting started on trad, Palisades is an excellent training ground; routes like Buckets (5.5) offer easy leading and plentiful protection. Be aware, though, that the grades tend to be sandbagged; Elephant Crack (5.6) and Box Lunch (5.7) are not for the novice leader. There's no sport climbing at Palisades. Two-bolt anchors are at the top of most routes to set up a top-rope. All climbers must register at the park office and buy a $5 climbing permit (this is good for two weeks). From the parking lot, head for the cliff top near a picnic pavillion and scramble down a fourth-class gully/chimney to the base of the cliff. The Dixie Cragger's Atlas is a good resource for routes at Palisades. NOTE: All "subareas" are part of the same cliff line.