British Columbia
Looking for the best rock climbing in British Columbia? We've got you covered with the top trails, trips, hiking, backpacking, camping and more around British Columbia. The detailed guides, photos, and reviews are all submitted by the Outbound community.
Top Rock Climbing Spots in and near British Columbia
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Field, British Columbia
Rock Climb Takakkaw Falls
5.0Summit Elevation- 991 ftNamed after Bernie Schiesser and Sid Marty- Park warden at the time- Takakkaw is derived from a cree word meaning “It is wonderful”5.6- 12 pitches- MixedPark in the designated parking area for Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park, Follow a paved trail to the base of the wa...Read more -
Tofino, British Columbia
Explore Tide Pools at Chesterman Beach, Tofino, BC
4.81 mi / 30 ft gainBeyond surfing, skim boarding, biking, and hiking, there are plenty of beaches to comb and coastal tide pools to explore near Tofino BC. The best rocky coastal tide pools are between North Chesterman and South Chesterman beach just 3.6 miles south of the town of Tofino. This area is also known as...Read more -
Comox-Strathcona D, British Columbia
Climb Mt. Septimus via the X-Gully
16.8 mi / 5905.5 ft gainMt Septimus lies deep within the beautiful and untouched Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island. The route takes you high into the alpine where you will cross glacial fed lakes amongst large peaks and thick forest. To climb Mt Septimus the route you will be taking is the X-Gully route, a steep snow ...Read more -
D'Arcy, British Columbia
Climb Mt. Matier's Northwest Face
3.0Mt Matier is an excellent mountaineering route for newer mountaineers with glacier travel experience, and a lot of scrambling experience. In good condition the glacier is manageable with fairly straight forward route finding. The Trailhead is a hard to find dirt outcrop on the side of the Duffy L...Read more -
Edgewater, British Columbia
Scramble the Towers
12.4 mi / 3937 ft gainFrom the Assiniboine Lodge (or your campsite or your hut), follow directions to Wonder Pass. After the pass, there are two ways to get up to The Towers, which you can see on the map in the pictures. The first option is to keep going on Wonder Pass Trail a bit further, lose some elevation and cut ...Read more -
Rogers Pass, British Columbia
Climb Mt. Tupper in Rogers Pass
Mt Tupper is an alpine rock climb. This means that while graded technically easy this can be a challenging on committing route and feels much harder then the 5.5 grade it receives. There is a good deal of difficult exposed scrambling. The ridge has nowhere to bail except the direction you came, a...Read more -
East Kootenay G, British Columbia
Climb the Kain Route on Bugaboo Spire
I'm probably not qualified to give a thorough description of this route having only done it once, but with the guidebook out of print there isn't a ton of information out there. If possible I would encourage you to find the original guidebook, rather than use this post as a source. Banff Library,...Read more -
D'Arcy, British Columbia
Scramble Mt Joffre
3.0From the trailhead on the Duffey Lake Road you follow the well-marked summer trail up the Cerise Creek. The trail heads south after the bridge and heads up onto the lower flanks of Joffre and onto a logging road. Eventually the road forks, and the main trail follows the right fork uphill. The log...Read more