Climb the Unclimbables

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The summer temperature hovers around 20°C (70°F) with very little rain.

Long, isolated stretches of beautiful scenery in Summer, ice roads in Winter: be prepared

Climb the Unclimbables The very name is a dare to climbers from around the world. In 1955, the legendary mountaineer Arnold Wexler came across a spectacular series of remote cliffs in the Logan Mountains just outside what is now Nahanni National Park Reserve. Frustrated by their sheer granite walls, he named the jagged monsters the Cirque of the Unclimbables.

The Cirque's most famous peak – a must for every serious climber - is the Lotus Flower Tower, featured in Fifty Classic Climbs in North America. The most spectacular view of the Cirque is visible from its 610 metre (2000 ft) southeast buttress. Other great climbs include Mount Proboscis, Club International and Middle Huey Spire.

Forty kilometres from the Cirque, the Vampire Spires are granite towers soon to become classics themselves. The best time to travel to the Cirque is late June to August. The elements are as challenging as the climbs, so you need patience as well as plenty of skill to scale these walls.

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