Great Job

It is great to see such a site created to keep the midwest and beyond up to date on the Thunder Bay and North of Superior Region.
Rock and ice climbing has come a long long way since Centennial Park and Kakabeka Falls in 1979.Congratulations to everyone.

Posted by Shaun Parent

Beginner ice/rock climbing course?

I'm looking for a course that will start mid december or begining of the new year for ice/rock climbing for a begginer in the thunder bay area also need to know the cost.

Posted by dustin - kempy63@hotmail.com

New Routes - Mt Godfrey

The Route 'Gilliagans Island' at Mt. Godfrey has 4 bolts now and has been renamed.
Bear Hug 5.10b 4 BOLTS 12m

There is also a new route just to the left of it.
Eskimos Kiss 5.10b 5 BOLTS 13m

Also....the route...'The right of Way' Now has an optional sport first pitch instead of the hand crack...Talon

BUFFALO GALS 5.10A 3 BOLTS 12m or take the ramp to the second bolt 5.7 8m and is now 3 pitches... 5.7, 5.10a, 5.8 all gear up to 3 inches.***

I am almost done a 2 pitch sport climb to the right of these climbs...it will be 5.10ish and will be called 'The Gambler' but will have an optional first pitch of a possible 5.13+/14...its the thinest thing ive ever seen...doubt it will be sent anytime soon.

Thanks
Brandon

NEW ROUTE- The Right of Way

Fun 3 pitch route. Mt Godfrey. 5.7 11m, 5.10a 20m, 5.8 15m
All belays have anchors. Follow the hand crack to large ledge. Belay.
Up thin finger crack to large overhanging hand crack. Belay. Up nice hand corner crack to anchors, rap route.
FA: BPullan

Posted by Brandon

The 13a

The 13a is for an onsight, if you are to work the route for weeks and maybe months..you may find that it is a steady 5.12d++

[Posted by Visitor to the Website]

great Idea!

I think that this site is a great idea and thank you for putting it together. Now lets see how much we can put it to use! I think this will provide a niche that has been missing for....ever. the ACC site is great but not very interactive. It also doesn't really cover route updates, topos, beta and whatever else. So thanks for the effort and so that you know it has not gone by without notice or recognition. I am a bystander right now to the Thunder Bay climbing scene but I am an interested one and am really interested about what high grade beef has been put up lately. 13a!!! Dang, there's a reason to come back right there! Don't tell anyone but I feel the grades out here, BC, are pretty light. A 12-13 here is no where near what it is in Thunder Bay, keep sandbaggen!!! I rate everthing I put up by the Thunder Bay rating system and my friends think I'm mad. They say 12b/c... I say 11d. Keep it hardcore, TB.

The New Look (makes much more sense I think)

Welcome to a better way to record rock and ice climbing in the Thunder Bay area. This is much simpler and will make it easier for others to post route info and pics. If you haven't been invited to be a content provider then let me know alxj @ yahoo.com

Alex

I have also decided to add various emails and bits of info I have collected as I assembled the guidebook. The info will be by date and unrelevant details (i.e. personal stuff) will be deleted.

2 New Routes - Claghorn

Beside "465 Fatman" in the 2nd Edition guidebook, we found a nice steep west-facing edgy wall and a not so nice north (read licheny) wall and corner. It involved some new bushwacking on top inspired by the incredibly looking fat off-width corner that I believe turns out to be FatMan - and Fat it is (not necessarily Phat).

Anyhow, Pushing the Limit is the first on a wall that could see some nice long intermediate sport climbs. It was virtually devoid of lichen and just needed some loose rocks to be tossed. Hope to return to bolt and mark the top next summer...

Pushing the Limit 28m 5.10 TR (potential **)
FA: Alex Joseph, Jarron Childs Jul 2004
Steep long edging on a naturally clean black face through a large horizontal ledge that thins out in the last quarter. Start to the right of the horizontal and follow up through it stepping right and then up the easiest line gradually moving left. Not completed to the top.

Horny Finger 20m 5.9 TR
FA: Jarron Childs, Alex Joseph Jul 2004
Easiest line in the last real alcove of the cliffs to the north of Fatman and Pushing the Limit (after this the cliff trees out). Up a loose and dirty corner to a nice foot ledge on the left. Then up a dirty final finger crack with some sharp well developed lichen.

Grivel Tech Wings for sale

Grivel Tech Wings for sale - includes Easy G leash and spare T- rated Mixte picks. Call Shawn, 627-4075
2004-11-02 -

Found: one pair of rock shoes

Found: one pair of rock shoes at Mt. Godfrey Iron Curtain (Brandon, Jason?) - call Shawn 627-4075
2004-11-02 -