The most popular route in the area. Excellent 5.9 climbing. 7- 8 pitches, 3rd. class descent, 4 - 7 hours

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250 Climbs in Nelson and Area : By A. Jones and Mirek Hladik
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The Lotus Flower Tower is 22 pitches of spectacular crack and face climbing with no pitch harder than 5.10c. Not only is this climb one of the most accessible routes in the world-famous Cirque of the Unclimbables it is considered one of North America's Fifty Classic Climbs.

The spectacular Valhalla Range, located in south-central British Columbia's Selkirk Mountains. It is a dominating presence in the Slocan Valley with its vertical granite walls and pyramid looking summits. Crystal clear glacier lakes and high alpine meadows can be accessed in an under-two-hour trek.

It's mid summer, late afternoon, and my friend Dan Mack and I are sitting down at our campsite after a great day of climbing. We've just come down from the classic SE ridge of Mt. Gimli Peak in the Valhalla Provincial Park, Southern British Columbia.