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50 Classic Climbs in the Gatineau Area

As you know, this year is the 50th anniversary of the ACC. To commemorate this event, we are putting together a list of 50 Classic Climbs in the Ottawa area (there are North American, Daks and Gunks ``50 Classics'' lists, so why not one for this region?). What is a classic climb you ask? The criteria we are considering include the following: (a) it's just a great climb (e.g. Colonel Buckets); (b) it's not a great climb, but gets climbed a lot (e.g. Neruda - a matter of opinion of course!); (c) it has historical significance (e.g. Peggy); and/or (d) the FA was done by an ACC member (Bob Milko's Rock Climbing Route (Hard Core) or BMCRHC for short).

As you've seen in the newsletter Steve Montgomery, Dwight Yachuk, and myself, have put together an inital list of 50 classic candidates, some of which I confess not to have climbed. But we'd like to hear from you!

Using this set of web pages you can vote for your favourites and/or recommend additions and or deletions to this list.

Diana MacGibbon (for the ACC Ottawa Executive)


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In the following section, identify your votes for a "Classic Climb" by selecting a check-box. Once you have completed your selections click on the submit button at the bottom of the page, and your votes will be recorded. Also, if you would like to add a climb to list, there is field at the bottom of the form for this.

We will be announcing the results in the next newsletter. Have fun gang!



Bald Face


Arboretum Far Left Edge Left Edge Left Cheek Direct
September Sundae Joe and John's Route Porcupine Direct Porcupine
Botanic Garden Right Cheek Drip Dry Girdle Traverse
Porcupine Ridge Maple Mantlepiece


Big Overhang


The Training L'Infranchissable The Lone The Traverse
Old Iron The Sunset


Black Bear Slab


Bearly Bear Bates Ursus Pro Minimus The Bear's Crack
Right Paw Left Paw Cub Route The Bears Den Overhang



Cardinal Rock


Deception Slab Route Zig Zag


Down Under


The Price of Business Mahlziet Anti-Gravity El Ninjo
Hot Enough For Ya Sausages Catworman Pieta di Roma
Your Wife Beast Gabby


Eastern Block


Ethics Police Mr. Clean Temptation Death by Moboola
The Slide Coda


Erlkoenig


Is it Safe to Dance Juniper Madness Atlantic City


Farm Rock


Birch Tree Route Daylight Savings Climb No Mean Feet One Pine
Sev's Route Wall Climb Epinephrine Subsiduary Corner
Daring Warings Fall Folly Piece of Cake Piece of Cake Direct Embarassement
Septober Energy A Poke in the Eye with a Sharp Stick Motoshi's Corner Slow Motion


Forgotten Slab


Buzzard Breath Pockets Scar Face Crocodile Rock
Fire Fox Between the Sheets Sudden Impact


The Gallery


Long Climb Slab and Crack Corner Crack Face Climb
Right Arete Left Arete Bulge and Crack The Slab
The Flake The Arch Right Side The Arch The Arch Left Side
Crack and Slab


Home Cliff



Broken Corner Crack and Black One Up Main Corner
Inside Corner Back to the Wall Arete and Ramp Canadian Directtissima
Patriation Peggy Magical Mystery Tour Rupert Bear Goes Hiking
Rupert Bear Direct Start The Original Route Lavender Piton Highway
Piton Byway Twinkle Toes Rothery Traverse Cracked Jug
Turkey Vultures Turkey Vultures Variation Walk on the Wild Side Crapaud Cling
Dirty Do Ivy Traverse A1 Toot
No Face for a Termagant Cotter Crack


Mt. King


The Nose Owl's Nest Climb Ron's Climb Rocketman
Birdland Original Route Original Route Direct The Great Dihedral
Stan's Route Broken Rope Mohammed the Mad Monk of Moorside Home for Mental Misfits



Red Rocks


Red


Ron and John's Cliff


Hex Without Dogleg Here Today Fire Free
Johnny Rock Grolsh


The Shrine


Shangri-La Technical Ecstasy Messiah No Name
Alibaba Fern Crack Headstone Living Dead
Revelations Succubus

Western Cym

Baby Pneu


Slip Stream Wish You Were Here


North Wall


Left Crack (off-width) Centre Crack Right Crack


Reaper Buttress


Mr. Toady's Dihedal The Reaper Jugness


Spindrift Wall


Adam's Route Ground Zero Arachnophobia


Cave Wall


Al on the Run Security Neruda Probaition


Short Wall


Evening Crack Fill In Crack


Bird's Nest Buttress


Gnarly Moves Radical Moves Rock Heads Free Bird


Red Wall


Mouse Eater Grovel Spring Time


Upper Slabs


Pascal's Hole Sudden Impact Primal Scream Primordial Soup
Primitive Primates at Play A and D


Shpinava Wall


Kikiriki Not Just Fruit Tart The Fan Club
D.I.Y Raikush Welcome Stephen Monkey Job


Colonel Buckets Wall


Ana Banana Cinch Crack Mr. Toady's Arete High Stepping
Termogant Arete Heartrate Butt Cheeks Colonel Buckets
Before You


White Wall


Dirt for Dinner Onania Chipmunk Direct Crystal Minded Karol
AIDS Twin Dikes


Corruption Buttress


AIDS Morning Crack Minor Threat Corruption
Termagant Crack Idiot Proof XY The Thrasher


Eastwood


Fun with Friends Make My Day Pale Rider Gauntlet
Cedar Route




Climbs Around the Gatineaus

Calabogie

The Top Wall


Corner Slab Balance Beam Finally Crack and Jugs
Proboscis Another Stroll A Neasy Stroll The Go Between
One Over Lone Cedar The Next Generation Real Men Don't Place Pro
Pin Cusion Flaky Flake Fallus Cedar Hollow
Traps Namelss Seconds Out Cool But Concerned
Awkward Overhangs Quick and Slick Grunt Spruce Route Chute
Cling On Phasers on Stun Phasers on Kill Beam Me Up Scotty
You Must Be Out of Your Vulcan Mind First Flight Easy Street Square Notch
Bottleneck at the Top Scary Monsters Sleazy Route Grabbing Scumbags Halloween
After the Gold Rush Live Rust Live Rust Direct Finish


The Lake Cliff


Termagant Dihedral Broken Rope Revenge Marcus's Route Spring Follies
Piton Route Calabogie Sunset Ethical Overhang Bucks First FA
Scrambled Fogged Up Steve A's Route Clarify and Classify


Lac Poisson

Lydia's Ledges


Cracked Up Pinkies Farewell Unclimbed Face Ken's Crack
Back to the Stone Age Uncleaned Genis In the Beginning
Ethical Dilemma Hangnail No Heroes Lost in Face
Black Death The Good Book Second Chapter Lightning Crack


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