Bon Echo Hut

Some of the highlights were John Turner’s Sweet Dreams, The Joke and Vertiginous. Turner lived in Montreal and later returned to his home i n the U.K. The Joke may have been the hardest free climb in Canada at the time. After the hut was built in the 1960 s, climbing development picked up. The propert y, cabin, boat and dock cost only $3,500.

In the mid-’ 60s, Helmut Microys started a new route spree and continued climbing at Bon Echo for the next 30 years. In 1966, he climbed a new route with Swiss climber Urs Kallen cal led The Rolling Stones 5.8