The "Cirque of the Unclimbables" is the name of a group of stunning granite peaks located near the border of Canada's Northwest Territories and Yukon Territories in the Ragged Range, a remote region of the Logan Mountains. The Cirque itself sits just inside the border of the Northwest Territories and just outside the border of Nahanni National Park. The Cirque contains one of the most well known and aesthetic alpine rock climbs found anywhere in the world - the Lotus Flower Tower (LFT).
"The Cirque of the Unclimbables" is the name given to a small cluster of peaks and walls in remote northern Canada, near the border of the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The Lotus Flower Tower, publicized in the book Fifty Classic Climbs of North America is perhaps the most well known climb there. It is also home to the awesome Mt. Proboscis, an amazing hunk of granite with easiest free route a fifteen pitch 5.12a!
Driving directions to Finlayson Lake Airport (FT3), Yukon, Unorganized, YT, Canada
Sample Fixed Wing costs: 4 Persons - DHC-2 Beaver / 1200 lbs max.
4 persons Whse - Inconnu Lodge / Return
Costs: Flight from Inconnu Lodge / Finlayson Lake to Glacier Lake $1,650.00 Flight from Glacier Lake to Inconnu Lodge / Finlayson Lake $1,650.00 Sub Total $3,300.00 CDN 5% GST $ 165.00 Total cost for 4 persons
Lotus Flower Tower SE Face - 5.10c popular
Description
The best rock climb in the world? Most routes to which this moniker is added may seem insignificant compared to the SE Face of Lotus Flower Tower. The route climbs perfect alpine granite for 18 pitches to an amazing summit.