Grotto Canyon

Gift Card 90M 10C

Submitted by Ian.Greant on Fri, 07/11/2014 - 11:45

Gift Card 90M 10C
Armadillo Buttress, Grotto Canyon, Alberta.
Ian Greant, Brian Spear - 2013

This three pitch route is fully bolt protected with rap rings at each station.
I believe it crosses Asylum (10D, 1984, pg 423 Bow Valley Rock banffrock.ca for PDF copy) on the 3rd pitch.

Gear required: 70m rope (a 60M may work for descent but have not tested it)
14 draws (if you use a directional off the belay and want to clip the station when you arrive)

Grotto Canyon - You're Only Cheating Yourself

Submitted by carlsonmark on Sat, 06/13/2015 - 21:31

"You're Only Cheating Yourself" 12a
FA Mason Tessier (July 20, 2013)

A blank looking line located to the right and up the hill from "Watusi Wedding" and "Jesus Drives a Cadillac" at the end of the Paintings Wall. Starting right of the ledge, crimpy and technical face climbing leads to the anchors 8m. If you use the ledge "you're only cheating yourself".