Frontier
The Frontier area is a bit of an anomaly at Calabogie. Where all the other boulders are pretty clearly gneiss, this one is some kind of weird quartz monstrosity. Be wary of the sharpness.
Routes
| Name | Grade ↑ | Star rating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderness | V0- | ⭐⭐ | Sit start and climb the arête. |
| Birchbark Brigade | V0 | ⭐⭐ | Sit start on the right side of the large slightly overhanging block right beside the trail. Climb left and up to the top. |
| Boundary | V0 | ⭐⭐ | Sit start with right on a side pull and left on a crimp. Climb straight up. Many variation exist up this face and they all go at about V0. |
| Tombstone | V0 | ⭐ | Climb up the arête. |
| White Buffalo | V0 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start with left hand on a high slope and right on any of the good holds in the seam under the roof. Climb up and left onto the slab. |
| Wild Turkey | V0 | ⭐⭐ | Sit start low on pockets and climb up the featured face. |
| Bloody Kristal | V1 | ⭐⭐ | Start on good holds in the seam, move right to the arête and then up |
| Southward Expansion | V1 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Sit start with two good holds just left of the arête and climb straight up avoiding the right arête. |
| 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. |
| Pyrite | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Sit start on good holds to the right of the prow and move left to top out up the prow. |
| Uncivilized | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Sit start on the good jug and climb the steep face. Sharp but interesting holds |
| Greg's Bread | V3 | ⭐⭐ | Sit start with right sloper, left hand on jug or in-cut. Traverse right and top out. |
| Fool's Gold | V4 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Sit start with left hand on the side pull and right on the arête. Top out directly above. |
| Pain For Breakfast | V4 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Sit start on the arête with left hand on two finger hold, right hand on a knob around the corner. Climb straight up. |