Sea of Vapors WI5-7 on Trophy Wall
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- Damian Granowski
Sea of Vapors WI5-7 on Trophy Wall is one of the famous ice line in Rockies. Trophy Wall (aka Terminator Wall) is place where all lines are amazing, and each route will be "trophy" in your climbing CV. Probably the most popular is Sea of Vapors.
Murchison Falls WI4+
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- Damian Granowski
Murchison Falls WI4+ were the best "Grade 4" Ice fall which I try (We retreat, because we don't have time to end this icefall). Real "Ice river". Recommended! On the right you have Virtual Reallity WI6. Two great classic ice falls. If you do both, then will be nice ice day ;).
Carlsberg Column WI5
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- Damian Granowski
Carlsberg Column WI5 is nice icefall in Canadian Rockies, with good vertical ice.
Cineplex topo
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- Damian Granowski
The Cineplex is a large chamber in Canadian Rockies, where you can climb some of hard classic drytooling routes. Here was first M12 in world - Musashi. There you will find routes like The Game M13, Steel Koan M13+, Rocky Mountain Horror Picture Show M11+. Let say that if you will be in Rockies there Cineplex is must be place :-). Below you have topo of Cineplex, by Ramon Marin.
Adam Bielecki
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- Damian Granowski
Adam Bielecki - Polish mountaineer. He was born in Tychy, Finish psychology on Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He climb in mountains from 1999. On account he has first winter ascent on Gasherbrum I (2012) and Broad Peak (2013). He climb also Makalu, K2, and Khan Tengri (At the age of 17, he was the youngest person).
Polar Circus - The showpiece of the Canadian Rockies!
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- Damian Granowski
Polar Circus (V, WI 5) is one of the most amazing icelines in Canadian Rockies. It has about 500 metres of ice. I do this route with Michał Dorocicz in January 2015.
Guido Machetto
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- Damian Granowski
Guido Machetto (28. 05. 1937 Biella - 24. 07. 1976 Tour Ronde) - Italian mountaineer and mountain guide. He was author of new routes in Alps and some difficult repeats of hard classics routes. In 1963 climb in Peruwian Ands (FA Nevado Terijuay). On 1974 and 1975 climb in Hindu Kusch (FA Tirich Mir West II, new route on Tirich Mir Main, ascent on Udren Zom). He climb on Tierra del Fuego in 1966. He was leader of expedition on Annapurna. Member of GHM.
Chris Bonington - Mr Alpinism
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- Damian Granowski
Born in 1934, Chris Bonington began climbing at the age of 17. In 1958 he took part in an early ascent of the Bonatti Pillar on the Petit Dru, and later became the flrst Briton to climb the North Face of the Eiger. He was soon invited to take part in Himalayan adventures; he reached the summit of Annapurna Il (7927 m) in 1960, and then Nuptse (7861 m) in 1961.