Winter in Alberta used to be a bleak, drawn-out process. It would damper my trips to the mountains for six straight months, but now through ice climbing I have found a new appreciation for the many cold months. Moving up ice is a very nice experience and every waterfall that you come across is different from the last. It feels neat to gear up before an ice climb and when suited you feel ready for the climb. I dont look at ice climbing (or any other type of climbing for that matter) as a battle with nature, but as a relatively safe and controlled rondezvous with the elements. Nothing beats rolling out to the mountains on a clear and crisp day in winter ready to explore some ice.

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Kananaskis

Jan 22, 2005	Chantilly Falls	WI 2	100m

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The Bow Valley

Feb. 9, 2002	Canmore Junkyards	WI 3	30m
Feb. 10, 2002	Johnston Canyon	WI 3	60m
Jan 23, 2005	Grotto Falls	WI 3	55m
Dec 10, 2005	Cascade Falls	WI 3	300m
Dec 18, 2005	Professor Falls	WI 4	280m
Feb 12, 2006	Heart Creek	WI 3	30m
Feb 12, 2006	Haffner Creek	CRAG	30m

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Yoho National Park

March 11, 2006	Guinness Gully	WI 4	240m

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Icefields Parkway

Feb 19, 2006	The Wings and the Stage	WI 3	80m
Feb 20, 2006	Meltout	WI 3	120m
March 19, 2006	Balfour Wall	WI2-4	20m

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David Thompson Highway

Dec 15, 2003	Cline River Gallery	WI 3	30m
Jan 9, 2004	Pure Energy	WI 4	30m
Jan 9, 2004	SplashDown A	WI 4	30m
Jan 29, 2005	2O'Clock Falls	WI 2	120m
Feb 5, 2006	Sars On Ice	WI 3	50m
Feb 5, 2006	Five Seven Zero	WI 4	100m