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yam

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About yam:

The king of the Canadian rockies rock climbing
Approach: From the parking lot make your way along the well defined trail, passing a summit registry box. Keep on this trail until you pass a sign that has a picture of a climber, and a picture of a hiker, go towards the climber. The trail tilts upwards from here and eventually takes the form of steep switchbacks. It will bring you to the base of yam 20 meters to the left of the start of Kahl Wall.
Approach Time: 1 hour to 1 1/2
Latitude, Longitude: 51.34434, -115.40039
Access Issues:
Rock Type: Limestone
Type of Climbing: Trad
Sun Aspect: All Day Sun

Routes

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SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. Rating Route Difficulty Ascents
0 Average Rating = 3.00/5 How the West was Won 5.10a 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 It's All McConnell's Fault 5.11a A1 1
3 Average Rating = 2.00/5 False Promise 5.7 1
5 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Direct Mail 5.10c 1
6 Average Rating = 3.50/5 Windy Slabs 5.6 2
7 Average Rating = 3.67/5 Easy Street (1) 5.6 12
8 Average Rating = 3.00/5 King's Chimneys 5.5 8
9 Average Rating = 3.71/5 Western Union (1) 5.8 11
10 Average Rating = 3.67/5 Grey Goose (1) 5.7 4
16 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Broken Wing 5.10c 1
17 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Pony Express 5.10b 4
19 Average Rating = 3.40/5 Unnamed 5.6 7
20 Average Rating = 3.00/5 The Toe 5.8 1
21 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Jazz Beat of the Nun's Groove 5.9 1
22 Average Rating = 3.50/5 Missionary's Crack 5.10a 2
23 Average Rating = 3.00/5 The Tongue-Left Side 5.9 1
24 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Hanging Out 5.10c 1
25 Average Rating = 2.00/5 The Tongue-Right Side 5.6 1
27 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Belfry 5.8 5
29 Average Rating = 2.00/5 Dazed and Confused 5.10b 1
31 Average Rating = 3.50/5 Necromancer 5.10a 2
35 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Mum's Tears 5.9 1
37 Average Rating = 2.00/5 Calgary Route 5.6 1
38 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Verstiegenheit 5.12b 0
41 Average Rating = 3.00/5 CMC Wall 5.11b 1
43 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Super SDAG 5.11c 1
46 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Shuftee 5.9 1
47 Average Rating = 3.67/5 Directissima (1) 5.8 10
50 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Astro Yam 5.11b 1
51 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Quantum Leap 5.11d 0
54 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Lord of the Rings 5.11b 2
55 Average Rating = 2.00/5 Balrog 5.10b 2
58 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Chockstone Corner 5.8 1
58 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Chockstone Corner Direct Start 5.10a 2
61 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Bottleneck Direct Direct 5.10a 1
62 Average Rating = 3.50/5 Bottleneck Direct (1) 5.10a 2
63 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Gormenghast 5.12a 1
66 Average Rating = 3.12/5 Grillmair (2) 5.6 15
69 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Spring Fever 5.10c 2
70 Average Rating = 3.00/5 The Milky Way 5.10c 1
73 Average Rating = 4.14/5 Kahl Wall 5.10a 8
77 Average Rating = 4.50/5 Forbidden Corner 5.9 2
78 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Forbidden Way 5.10c 2
80 Average Rating = 3.67/5 Dreambed 5.11b 3
83 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Red Shirt 5.8 6
86 Average Rating = 4.33/5 Excalibur 5.10c 3
87 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Devil's Right Hand 5.11c 1
88 Average Rating = 3.67/5 The Bowl 5.10b 4
91 Average Rating = 4.00/5 East End Boys 5.12a 1
92 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Yellow Edge 5.11b 0
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