Kootenay National Park

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Many peaks listed here are at the boundary of Kootenay National Park. For these peaks, the only routes mentioned are those on the Kootenay side.

The most recent guidebooks pertaining to Western Canada (The Waddington Guide, Selkirks South, Selkirks North, Alpine Select) having adopted the Alpine Grading System, this grading system has been preferred here to the NCC one (also known as “Roman numeral grade”). Rock climbing difficulty is indicated in both UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) grades and Yosemite Decimal System.

Mountains in Kootenay National Park

Peak 4 (3054m)
on the border of Kootenay and Banff parks

Routes:
East Slopes, + 250m, F, UIAA I (YDS 3rd)


Mount Ball (3311m), Latitude 51:09:25 Longitude 116:00:30
on the border of Kootenay and Banff parks

Routes:
Ball Scramble via Beatrice Peak (north-west ridge), +1820m, F, UIAA I (YDS 3rd)


Beatrice Peak (3125m), Latitude 51:09:46 Longitude 116:01:35
on the border of Kootenay and Banff parks

Routes:
Beatrice Scramble (south face), +1635m, F, UIAA I (YDS 3rd)


Mount Bowlen (3072m)
on the border of Kootenay and Banff parks

Routes:
South Ridge, +200m, F, UIAA I (YDS 3rd)


Deltaform Mountain (3424m), Latitude 51:18:05 Longitude 116:14:30
on the border of Kootenay and Banff parks

Routes:


Mount Fay (3234m)
on the border of Kootenay and Banff parks

Routes:
Normal Route (south-west face), + 450m, F, UIAA II (YDS 4th)

Isabelle Peak (2938m)
on the border of Kootenay and Banff parks

Routes:
Southeast Ridge, +1535m, F+, UIAA I (YDS 3rd)


Mount Little (3140m)
on the border of Kootenay and Banff parks

Routes:
Perren Route to Neil Colgan Hut, +1050m, AD- (equipped with chains), UIAA V (YDS 5.7)
North-West Ridge, +230m, F, UIAA I (YDS 3rd)


Mount Perren (3051m), Latitude 51:17:40 Longitude 116:12:30
on the border of Kootenay and Banff parks

Routes:
East Slopes, + 250m, F, UIAA I (YDS 3rd)


Stanley Peak (3155m)

Routes:
Stanley Peak Scramble (south face), +1655m, PD+, UIAA II+ (YDS 5.0)
Kahl Route (north face), +1600m, AD+
Waterman Couloir (north-east face), +1600m, AD+, 50º
The Y Couloir (north-east face), +1600m, AD+, 50º
Nemisis, 160m WI 6 +160m (the climb itself), TD, WI 6
French Reality, V 145m, WI 6+ +145m (the climb itself), TD, UIAA V+ (YDS 5.8), WI 6+


Storm Mountain (3161m)
on the border of Kootenay and Banff parks

Routes:
SW Slopes (ski) or Storm Mountain scramble, +1500m, F, UIAA I (YDS 3rd)


Vermilion Peak (2649m), Latitude 51:09:40 Longitude 116:07:00

Routes:
Vermilion Scramble (southeast ridge), +1260m, F, UIAA I (YDS 3rd)


Mount Whymper (2845m)

Routes:
Whymper Scramble (southeast slopes), +1250m, F, UIAA I (YDS 3rd)
Whymper Traverse (Whymper Scramble variation) UIAA II+/III (YDS 5th)

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