Three Sisters - North Faces

Towering above Canmore, in the heart of the Bow Valley, the Three Sisters are impossible to ignore and probably among the most photographed peaks of the Canadian Rockies. Though not prime climbing destinations, a few adventurous summer and winter routes weave their way through rock whose quality allegedly varies from adequate to abysmal.

Route List

1: Big Brother, M4 WI4 R/X

2: Grassi Route (Northeast Buttress), AD 5.6, Drinnan, Geddes, Grassi, Moffat, Wilson, 1925

3: West Buttress, D+ 5.10a, Perry, Yonge, 2001

4: Black Beard, M5 WI5+ R

5: North Ridge, D 5.10a A1, Bohren, Salzberger, 1979

6: The Ecstasy and the Agony, D 5.10a A1, Everett, Reisenhofer, 1990

7: North Ridge, AD- 5th class

8: Cuthbert-Purdy Route (North Ridge), AD- 5.7, Cuthbert, Purdy, 1968

Updates

March 7, 2024: Minor graphic update.