Our first long ...

Today we climbed "The Professor Falls", one of the most popular routes of the Rockies, situated near Banff. It is one of the classic references, so classic in fact that it has made the Wikipedia entry for ice climbing ...

WI4 - near-vertical steps of up to 10 metres, generally sustained climbing requiring placing protection screws from strenuous stances (Professor's Falls, Banff; Weeping Wall Left, Icefields Parkway, Banff; Silk Tassle, Yoho; Moonlight & Snowline, Kananskis)

"Near" is relative: after you park your car near town, an approach of almost 2 hours is waiting for you. But it's a nice longer waterfall, not too difficult: III, WI4. According to the topo, and verified by us, it is always wet though, leaving you with a frozen rope that feels and handles like a steel cable. But maybe the cold wind helped to that...