Organizer: Jason Wang and Zac Walters

Activity Type: Rock Climbing
Difficulty Rating: Beginner, Intermediate
Trip Size: Depends on the number of belayers and lead climbers who can set up and clean anchors (please indicate in comments when you sign up if you can lead and/or top rope belay)

Itinerary:

• Let's get in some early season climbing! This is weather-dependent and meant to connect to Shawn's May Long hiking trip where it makes sense – this is to make sure that climbers get some options!

• Goal is to get as many people on rock as possible with:

  • Saturday: Cragging (9:30-10 ish, depending on weather)

  • Sunday: Cragging OR easy multi-pitch OR join Shawn's group for Folding Mountain hike OR go to another hike

  • Monday: Cragging or hike. If we are a smaller group, cragging w/ Shawn's group @ Shredder Reef

• Possible Crags (with some beginner options listed):

  • Juno Wall (2x 5.8 and 2x 5.9)

  • Hidden Valley (2x 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9) (very likely goal)

  • Morro Bluffs (1x 5.7, 3x 5.8, 2x 5.9) + Morro Slabs (likely)

  • Rock Gardens (5.7, 5.7+, 5.8) (possibly not though)

  • Shredder Reef (lots 5.6 – 5.7)

  • Syncline (5.7 and above options; 4–5 pitches)

Prerequisites / Knowledge/ Skill Requirements: 

• Creative excuses for worse than expected performance (preferred).

• Creative excuses for better than expected performance (preferred).

• Tolerance for puns, dad jokes, and juvenile humour (preferred).

• Willingness to participate in making puns, dad jokes and juvenile humour (preferred).

• 5 years experience breakdancing professionally (preferred).

• Excellent taste in snacks (vegan preferred).

• Owner of Rocky Talkie (preferred).

• Ability to safely top rope belay using a belay device (this one is actually preferred, but not mandatory).

Required items to bring: 

• Candy

• Rock climbing harness

• Rock climbing shoes

• Rock climbing helmet

• Belay device (if you have one)

• Lots of stoke

(Rental equipment available at Gravity Gear in Jasper town centre)

Accommodations

As per club guidelines, participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodations and transportation.

However, we'll attempt to coordinate accommodations in the group chat prior to the trip for those wishing to book together as a group.

Possible options:

• Jasper Gates Campground (w/ Shawn's group)

• Jasper HI Hostel

• Snaring/Snaring Overflow/other Parks Canada campgrounds

Carpooling

Can be coordinated in the group chat prior to the trip! Jason and Zac prefer minimizing carbon emissions, but this is not club policy.

Any questions, feel free to text/Signal/WhatsApp Jason at 780-680-9264.

Please refer to the GMMC Policies regarding Animals, Carpooling, Accommodation, and Cancellation.