Location:

Approximately 45km east-northeast of Terrace the highway crosses Little Oliver Creek. A couple hundred metres south of the creek crossing is a forestry road on the east side of the highway. This road heads up the Little Oliver Creek valley and provides access to the climbs. After about 3km this road meets up with the creek, at which point you can cross to access the first climbs, or continue along the road and cross further upstream to reach the rest. The shortest approach is about 1.5 hours. The condition of the snow will greatly affect approach times.

Avalanche Hazard:

Many of the routes are in gullies which may have avalanche hazard in them, but they are usually not threatened from above.

PARKING FOR LITTLE OLIVER
N54 47.876 W128 16.459
ELEVATION 430’

East side Approach.
Park by a small gravel pit just past the east side of Little Oliver Creek. Behind the Gravel pit you will find a road that only goes for a short distance until you reach the larger gravel pit. Make your way to the top of the gravel pit and head south. The approach becomes more of a guessing game at this point, the best way to describe it is gain elevation slowly as you make your way south.


Hobgoblin W4 165m
Three pitch route with amazing features. The last pitch you can make it through the roof quite easily on the right side M5.
N54 48.473 W128 15.570
ELEVATION 1055’

The Wedding Cake W3 150m
Three pitch route. The first pitch moves up a left angling ramp that can’t really be seen until your on it. Move off the ledge making some hard moves up to easier ground above. Short pillar finish.
N54 48.469 W128 15.508
ELEVATION 1059’


Ice at the right is Wedding Cake, Hobgoblin is the longest line in the photo and finishes with a roof of icles


Unknown Route. 3-4 pitches grade 3. First pitch often very thin. It is found low down in the valley, easily seen as the road approaches the valley bottom.


This is the area up and left of Java Monster.


Mean Bean in the photo above. 3 pitches to WI4/5. The first pitch can be bypassed by scrambling around on the right. This route might be a bit more protected from the sun. The first pitch was very wet. Rappell from trees and abalakovs.

The Drip W3 110m
Just before km 3 is a W3 drip that can be climbed right off the road. You will see the ice above from the open slope bellow
N54°48'25.52"W128°14'52.68"

Popsicle Pete’s pillar W4 75m
3 km on the road. When you get to the sign you will have a great view of the ice on the east side of the valley. Popsicle Pete’s pillar is found by hiking up the slope for about five minutes on the west side of the road. The pillar can be seen after a couple of minutes of hiking up the slope.
54°48'27.39"N128°14'39.65"W


West side of the Valley. Don't know what's what...

Java Monster Grade 5 M5 250m
*****This is one of the best routes in the valley by far. Great position, great climbing, and one of the easiest routes to get to. On the east side of the valley.
P1 50m W4+ steep pillar that narrows through a constriction leads to a snow/ice slope above
P2 short W4 M5 takes you over a car sized chock stone. Climb past the chock stone on the right M5 or left burly steep moves M6
P3 easier ground snow slopes/ice up to bend in gulley. Belay on trees left side
P4 climb snow slope up to short brittle pillar of ice, climb 15 meters higher to trees on left.
P5 50m W3 sweet moves in a narrow ice fillled gulley belay tucked away on the left side of the last pitch.
P6 40m W5 finish up the apron to a short technical pillar of ice.

Ice Palace W4 thru 6 even mixed opportunities.
Is a large feature with many opportunities. It is best described as a 25 m overhanging wall with Pillars, daggers and one central pillar that makes up the largest portion of the ice. The central pillar is approximately W5 based one top rope experience on the thing in 2008. The ice was very wet and not quite consolidated. That is one problem around here it can take forever for stuff to come in properly because of the coastal influence.


Ice Palace and the bottom & top of One Fierce Beer Can.

One Fierce Beer Coaster W4 210m
Gulley climb just right of the Ice Palace
The start of the route begins at a junction where two ice flows meet. The right gully is One Fierce Beer Coaster. The left route is where you can climb Ice Palace a W3 route that takes you directly to the Official Ice palace.
N54°48'45.62"W128°14'29.82"


Ice Palace and One Fierce Beer Coaster

The Shadow W4 150m
Pick the right gully on the west side of the valley and start climbing up to the base approximately ½ hour 45 minutes to base. The right side of the route is capped by an impressive overhanging wall that almost turns the first pitch into a cave. The second pitch climbs steeply off the belay to a ramp of low grade ice/snow. The finally has some options, steep pillar on the right or steep treed grove on the left.
N54°48'51.84"W128°14'22.13"

The Great White Sheep W3 350 m
Look for a very large ice sheet high up on the west side of the valley. A gulley can be found at the creek elevation that takes you up to the sheet of ice. Some fun approach pitches get you to this monster. If its been snow plastered have fun it could be the scariest lead of your life.
N54°48'53.74"W128°14'3.93"