We escaped a rainy weekend in Squamish by dashing off to the cliffs of Skaha in Penticton, about 5 hours away. As always, the weather was much nicer in the dry, sunny Okanagan and we got a bunch of nice climbing days in. Skaha is a great climbing area, likely second only to Squamish in western BC. It has hundreds of single pitch routes spread across a couple of large valleys and the climate is very reliable for rock climbing in the spring and the fall. The grade spread is good, with tons of routes in the 5.10-5.12 range. The 5.13 grade is well-represented, but so far the hardest climbs are 5.13d so there is room for some good testpieces (check out the cliff Shangrai-la if you are interested in bolting steep rock).

This is a picture of the campground, Banbury Green. It's a great spot on Penticton Lake and you can see the cliffs across the water. We highly recommend this very civilized and pretty spot.


This is a photo of my friend Jay climbing on the Maternal Wall. This wall is very popular and has about a dozen quality overhanging routes in the 5.11 to 5.12- range. It's a great place to get pumped!