Climbing Site

Kanaka Kolumn is a 50 m ice climb about five minutes south of Lytton, 150 m north of the Kanaka Bar Café. The waterfall lies in an obvious draw and can be seen from the highway.

The route is graded 5.6 WI3+. A 25 m WI2 pitch leads to a short upper pitch featuring a steep, slushy curtain of ice. When the curtain is too thin for reliable tool placements, steep shrubs and mossy rock on the right provide an alternative line. D. Brayshaw made the first ascent solo in February 2001.