The Hideaway- ACC Canyon

On Saturday, Michelle and I joined some of our good friends for the hike up to the Hideaway crag deep inside the "ACC Gully" on Grotto mountain. We had a great time climbing the instant and new classics that are abundant there. Its slowly becoming one of our favorite spots because of the great location and excellent climbing.

Tools of the new crag trade.
MA- Mantle Delight
Mantle Delight

Mt.Lougheed from the Lookout.

BlackFeather Canyon

So on Friday I got the chance to head into a great place, Blackfeather Canyon with Zack, Amitai and Drew. We had a great day on the stellar stone and enjoyed great company in an amazing setting.

Drew on the super classic "Sister Ray"

My new obsession- "Kick me Down"...I am inspired by this great line.

Dad's Garden

Grey Scale- Yamnuska

On Friday I had a great day dodging rain showers and grabbing excellent stone on the modern route "Grey Scale" with Rob. Its a stellar route taking a pretty direct line through the grey rock left of the Bowl and Devils right Hand. Some laughs were had as we moved through the difficulties and Yam settings to the summit ridge where we topped out, had a little food , then started the rappels back to our shoes and packs at the bottom. Just great.

Firing the first pitch in good style.
Second pitch.
Last pitch.
Last pitch again.
Freehanging rappel off the summit ridge- good way to end the day! I would really like to do more of these modern routes this summer.

Valhalla Shop

So I just got my new Canon XSI with the EFS 17-85mm lens upgrade and I am pumped! Brought the camera in to the shop and took a couple of shots for the family to see what the "new" climbing dept looks like.