Hard Alberta Multi-pitch

In 2017, Miles Adamson and Zach Watson made the first ascent of Don’t Rock the Boatswain, a six-pitch 5.13a on Grotto Mountain, but left a direct finish unclimbed. Adamson, one of Canada’s best highball boulderers, returned this spring and completed the first ascent of Don’t Rock the Boatswain Extension. Adamson suggests a grade of 5.14b, which would make it the most difficult multi-pitch in Alberta and one of the hardest in Canada.