Lyle Knight has been busy, here’s the 2016 edition of the Aberdeen Columns guide. Aberdeen Columns is a welcome addition to the Central BC Rock climbing inventory. It provides 130+ steep columnar basalt crack climbs ranging in height from 12m to 22m. The rock is solid and provides high quality cam and the occasional nut...
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Great news for multi-pitch fans. Lyle Knight, Rob Birtles and Gary Wolkoff have just completed a 17 pitch epic on the Yak, south of Merrit. Rob Birtles describes the route. The climb was a 4 year effort by Lyle, Gary and I. It’s was a journey to put this thing up. To date it’s the hardest climb on yak. Climbing style – slab/crack. It’s a mixed...
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Courtesy of Garry Brace: ROCHE LAKE ADOPT-A-CRAG – Sep.16Hey climbers, the The Kamloops Access Fund and CASBC are looking for volunteers to participate in a maintenance day at the Roche Lake crag. We need people to help with • the construction of stairs on the approach trail, • the installation of a notice board, and • anchor maintenance. The fun should get...
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Someone has been spiking trees and cut logs at Interfor’s logging operation adjacent to the climbing area. If anyone has any information concerning this they should contact: Richard Freeman Natural Resource Officer Landline: 250-587-6793 Cell: 250-674-1180 Email: Richard.Freeman@gov.bc.ca
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UPDATE November 29, 2016: A new version of this guide has been published, and can be found here. Our friends to the east in the North Okanagan Valley were looking for a new home to host their online guide for the Aberdeen Columns. So, courtesy of Lyle Knight, here’s the 2012 edition of the Aberdeen Columns. From Lyle: Aberdeen Columns is a welcome addition to the...
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Courtesy of Garry Brace: Interfor will be logging in the vicinity of the Roche Lake climbing area for the first 3 weeks of May, 2012. They would prefer that people not climb at the crag from Mon. to Fri. until after 4:00pm. There are no restrictions on Sat. or Sun. If you do decide to climb during the day on a weekday be aware that you’ll be sharing the road with...
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