First Ascent On Mt. Waddington, B.C.
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Paul McSorley, Mayan Smith-Gobat and Ines Papert forged a new mixed line up the remote Southwest Buttress of Mt. Waddington (northwest summit) in British
Columbia on August 18—claiming the first ascent of the 800-meter, 20-pitch route, which they graded 5.11+ WI3 M5 ED1.
Check out the newest issue of Rock and Ice (230) for a feature about the ascent written by Mayan Smith-Gobat.
