Gripped

Location

- Danny O’Farrell is based in Lillooet, B.C.

Marble Canyon Provincial Park is located 35 km northeast of Lillooet on Highway 99, and 40 km northwest of Cache Creek. Both towns are 45 minutes away. Lillooet sits on the banks of the Fraser River. You can drive along the Duffy Lake Road to Whistler and Squamish. Squamish climbers often head to Marble Canyon when it’s raining on the coast.

Cache Creek is a small junction town located at the intersecti­on of Highway 1 and Highway 97. Cache Creek has approximat­ely 1,000 residents. To get to Marble Canyon from Cache Creek – travel north on Highway 97 for about 20 km, until you reach the junction with Highway 99. Turn left on Highway 99 – in about half an hour you will reach Marble Canyon. It’s impossible to miss.

The parking spot for the Apron climbs is a pull-out on the lake side of the road right at the east end of Pavilion Lake. There is a well-used approach trail directly across from the parking pull-out.

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Above: The Apron
 ??  ?? Below: Climbing Gateway 5.9 on the Apron
Below: Climbing Gateway 5.9 on the Apron

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