| Lizzy's Ridge on Mount Birdwood A "long day" climb of Mt. Birdwood turned into two. Very fun on the promised good rock of the ridge but very chossy in the upper third of the route. I have heard it suggested that Lizzy's Ridge should be a grade III, not II; I agree. Although Dougherty's description about good rock and sound belays definitely applies to the ridge section of the climb, the chossy south-east face enjoys neither and is quite loose.<p>Originally planning to head into BC, the great weather reports for Calgary and area over the long weekend convinced us to try something closer and we settled on Birdwood via Lizzy's Ridge with possibly some playing around on Burstall Slabs as well.<p>A late start (due to too much Friday evening and not... To see the full trip report including photos, java map and GPS waypoints, you must be a Paid Member |