Mount Assiniboine - North and West Faces

One of the most stunningly beautiful mountains of North America, Mt Assiniboine is often dubbed the Matterhorn of the Rockies. The short climbing season and length of the approach, however, mean that most of the ascents focus on a handful of climbing routes, especially the North Ridge, the de facto normal route. In fact, two out of the four lines on this posters have never been repeated!

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Route List

1: North Ridge, AD 5.5, Douglas, Häsler, Kaufmann, 1903/FWA: Gardner, Grassman, Scott, 1967
2: North Face, D 5.7 WI2, Chouinard, Faint, Jones, 1967/FWA: Jotterand, 1978
3: Slovenian Route, D 5.6 WI5, Tomazin, Virk, 1990
4: Northwest Face, D 5.6, Aemmer, Longstaff, 1910

Sources

• “Rockies South (Volume One), the Climber’s Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada,” David P. Jones, Thin Gruel, 2020

• “Mount Assiniboine: the Story”, Chic Scott, Assiniboine Publishing, 2020

• “The Rocky Mountains of Canada South,” Glen W. Boles, Robert Kruszyna, William L. Putnam, AAC/ACC, 1979

• “Selected Alpine Climbs in the Canadian Rockies,” Sean Dougherty, Rocky Mountain Books, 1999

• “This My Voyage,” Tom Longstaff, John Murray Publishers, 1950

• Canadian Alpine Journal

• American Alpine Journal

• Josef Renner

• Chic Scott

Updates

May 24, 2023: First version published.

May 15, 2024: Graphic design update

Mar 9, 2026: Minor graphic update