Category: New Routes
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Upper Tier Development
Ya Ha Crag consists of two main cliff bands, and Xavier Gorloo (and friends) have developed the first routes on the upper tier! The climbs so far are mostly mid-5.10 to mid 5.11 on very good rock. Approach: Follow the approach for the main crag. Approximately 75% of the way…
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Ya Ha Crag’s First Multi-pitch
Ya Ha Crag now has a muti-pitch route! It is now the furthest east climb to date, and this section of cliff is a new area – Red Deer Wall. The climb starts with a short “access pitch” to gain a comfortable ledge. Depending on your stamina and/or tolerance for…
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Expansion Continues on Panther Wall With Two New Routes
Two more routes have been added to Panther Wall, past (east of) the large roof where Sex Panther is located. The first route is a long, tricky face climb, and the second is an engaging moderate – a nice easier addition to this end of the crag! Hell Interface 5.11a…
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Two More Moderates on Bighorn Wall
Two short but sweet routes have been added to Bighorn Wall to the right (east) of Uncanny Resemblance (route #27 in the Ya Ha Crag Mini Guide). We’re calling both 5.8 at the moment, but the route on the left is a bit trickier, so if you climb them let…
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Two Routes Added to Panther Wall
Two routes have been added to Panther Wall; they can be found past (east of) Caviar Corner, route #32 in the Ya Ha Crag Mini Guide, but before the large roof where Sex Panther is located. The two routes start close together but diverge quickly. They have had very few…
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Two New Beginner Routes on Fire Pit Wall
Two side-by-side routes have been added on Fire Pit Wall, to the right (east) of RAD Crack (route #9 in the Ya Ha Crag Mini Guide) and past Its A Gouda. They were originally led on gear in 2022, but we decided to add some bolts to increase the number…
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Bighorn Wall Update New Route
Czech Punk is the now the first route on the wall, just before (west of) Feats of Strength. Czech Punk 5.10d . . . 8 bolts, 20m Work your way up and over the small roof, then climb the face to the anchor. FA: Šimon Audes, Mar 2024. RD: Adam…
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First 5.12 at the Crag
Last September we put up a route we knew would be a doozy. We had been eyeing up this roof since our first reconnaissance visit to the crag, and this was the most obvious line right through the middle where it was narrowest. It was an open project throughout the…
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Three New Routes on Bighorn Wall This Winter
Spring is approaching and we’ve been busy this winter with three new routes on Bighorn Wall, including the crag’s second 5.11! They are less than one minute walk right (east) past Shake the Frost, route 25 in the Ya Ha Crag Mini Guide. They are listed below in order from…
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Natural Selection Sector New 5.10 Route
It’s bolting season! A new route has been added between Skyline Seekers and Shake the Frost (routes 24 and 25 in the Ya Ha Crag Mini Guide). Wombo Combo 5.10d . . . 6 bolts, 18 m Start up the short left facing corner, then make a move out right…
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