ACC Gazette Section Stories: Southern Alberta

Skill building with the Southern Alberta Section

Story by Ryan Leavitt for the 2025 ACC Gazette

Back in 2015, during my first year of climbing, I found myself a bit over my head, tied into the top anchor of a double rope rappel on the popular “The Fold” climb in Kananaskis. It was pitch dark and my partner had started the rappel about an hour earlier.  We had opted to only bring one rope, and we were very aware that we had to find the mid station of this rap to make it to the ground safely.