Routes : North America : Canada : Alberta : Banff-Lake Louise : Tunnel Mountain : Tunnel Mountain : Ballista
Ballista - 5.10c
Average Rating : 3.67 out of 5
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Description:
Great new climb (June 2007) up the east face of tunnel mountain in banff national park. It isn't in the guidebook yet, but information on the route can be found on tabvar.org. This route is extremely well bolted and great for a first long moderate sport route. Get on it before the slabby crux pitch gets polished, as this route feels like the new raptor.Descent Options:
8 repels from 20-30 meters or four with two ropes.
Submitted by: dropkicked on 2007-09-11
Views: 836
Route ID: 88463
6 Ascents Recorded
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| Safety Rating | G |
Onsight ascent by:
Great day
Really enjoyed this route and appreciated the many bolts. As the book says, there is lots of loose rock and dirt at some of the belays.
Added: 2010-07-26
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| Difficulty | 5.10c A0 |
| Safety Rating | G |
| Exposure |  |
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Ballista
Don't log in twice very often, nor climb the same route very often....but by getting the odd leads this time, I do think this is a better route than I gave it credit for the first time....huge difference between suffering through the even pitches or being on the sharp end for the odd pitches...met a young couple rappelling past us who filled me in on "The Early Worm", which looks like a spectacular new route...so worthwhile that I climbed Ballista again.
Added: 2009-06-29
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| Difficulty | 5.10c |
| Safety Rating | G |
| Exposure |  |
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Red Point ascent by:
ok
Nice route, nothing special, 18 draws let use climb it in 4 pitchs had a 70m rope
Added: 2008-09-20
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| Difficulty | 5.10c |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Ballista
Not overly memorable...just climbed it a few days ago, but the pitches don't stand out much. That 6th pitch was kind of fun, reminds me of the "chickenheads" we climb on in Red Rocks. Worth doing, just not at the top of my list. Felt nothing was cruxy. the hard moves are fine edges on slab. With Jackie C.
Added: 2008-07-07
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| Difficulty | 5.10c |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Second ascent by:
Ballista, Tunnel mountain
wow, hard sports multipitch! found hardest was 1st pitch for us, hard warming up with steep pumpy start of 10a. Crux 10c pitch is tecnical slab, with sensitive smear move, quite fun!! had so many loose rock, without them, can be great route. lots of different style of climb in one route, include hard slab (2nd, 4th, 8th), steep vertical section (1st, 4th, 7th), stemming, sidepull, and AO section!!(7th)
Added: 2008-05-31
