Calabogie
A 10 minute hike to the boulders. There are a couple of projects. The best time to go is during spring or fall for good temps and to avoid the bugs (it is beside a swamp).
Resources
Kaya — Calabogie. As near I can tell this is the most up to date guidebook for Calabogie.
Free Guidebooks
Both guidebooks are authored by Jason Alleman and Kristal Dubois. They differ slightly in content and organization.
Conditions
DryRoutes
| Name | Grade ↑ | Star rating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloody Kristal Direct | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Start as for Bloody Kristal, but go directly up to the crystal ledge at the lip and top out straight over the prow onto the slab. |
| Bolting on lead sit start | V2 | ⭐ | Sit start to Bolting On Lead. |
| Broken Dreams | V2 | - | Climb the right side of the face and blunt arête. Sadly not as good as it looks, and the grade is very height dependent. |
| Colin's Prow | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Climb the blunt prow. A slightly harder extension to this starts on the lip to the right of Riptide. |
| Crotch Notch | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Climb up the centre of the slab |
| False Start | V2 | - | Stand start on your choice of holds below the large ledge in the corner. Climb up through the ledge and finish standing on it. It's possible to continue climbing this up to the 3rd bolt on Windego. It has been done on toprope. Needs a bolt or two. |
| Feature Press | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Stand start to Gatineau Special |
| Gateway Traverse | V2 | ⭐ | Sit start as for Gateway Arête. Climb to the ledge then traverse right to top out as Manteling 101. |
| Glass Ceiling | V2 | ⭐ | Sit start on jugs just left of the vertical break on the low rocks. Climb straight up using a side pull and under clings to a long move and committing top out. Height dependant. |
| Goldilocks | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Sit start and climb the nice prow. |
| Heavy Fest | V2 | - | A bit of a squeeze job. Start sitting between the two boulders and climb the right side of the arête, trying your best not to dab the boulder behind you. |
| Hercules | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start with the left hand on a good undercling and right on the lip above. Climb up and right onto the slab. |
| Hull Breach | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐ | |
| Ivory Tusk | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Sit start under the prow with your left hand crimping a broken flake and your right hand on a high side pull on the face. Climb up and right. |
| Kolinahr | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |