[MCR] Canmore Junkyards and Johnston Canyon

Subject: [MCR] Canmore Junkyards and Johnston Canyon
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:56:07 -0700

Junk Yards are in pretty good early season shape, with both lines of the Scottish Gully being in, although the left line is lean and “mixed” at the bottom. The main face is still lacking the steep curtain below the characteristic tree but the rest looked in good shape.

 

Johnston today with a little bit of sun in the early pm and temps warming to -5C. Surprisingly, the main water fall is currently well doable and relatively easy to get to, most likely a result if the recent 5 days of deep freeze, which was also responsible for the massive debris at the bottom of the “curtain wall”. The left most of the steep columns survived the cold snap and was lead today by someone more courageous than me but it can also be relatively easily accessed from the top platform to set up a top rope. The right side offers a number of moderate lines with the top being too thin for screws, but fortunately it’s not very steep.

 

Cheers,

Jorg Wilz

Mountain Guide (ACMG / IFMGA)

 

OnTop ltd.

www.ontopmountaineering.com

 

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