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Laurentians

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About Laurentians:

AKA Laurentides, a birthplace of rock-climbing in Quebec.

Local Club
Club des Montagnards Laurentiens (CML)

Areas:
Rock Climbing Areas:
-Baldy
-Cap des Pères
-Julien Labedan
-Katana
-La Montagne d'Argent
-Lac Boisseau
-Lac Gervais
-Lac Morency
-Paroi Laurin (La Macaza)
-Piedmont
-Val-David
-Weir

Ice Climbing Areas:
-Greenville
-La Montagne d'Argent

-Lac Supérieur
-Mont-Tremblant
-Saint-Hippolyte
-Saint-Rémi-d'Amherst
-Saint-Sauveur
-Shawbrige
-Val-David
-Weir
Access
Many Public cliffs are under the liability insurance of the Fédération Québécoise de la Montagne et de l'Escalade (FQME).
* Residents of Canada need to have:
-FQME 'Accès Montagne' membership (55$)
-For members of the Alpine Club of Canada an FQME 'Accès Montagne' upgrade (30$)
-Or purchasing a 10$ day pass.

This money is used to pay the liability insurance for landowners regardless if they are private citizens, municipal or provincial. The maintenance of cliffs and their access, replacing of fixed protection.

Guidebooks
Guide des cascades de glace et voies mixtes
Stéphane Lapierre et Bernard Gagnon
Les éditions La Randonnée
528 pages
Guide updates (2012)

Forum Discussions (2 posts)

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With Replies Guide book? ryazwinski 1 Mar 01 2012, 4:37 PM
With Replies Val David icaros 3 Jan 16 2009, 8:54 PM