Alpine Style - Stanley Headwall https://alpinestyle.ca/taxonomy/term/35/0 en Drama Queen https://alpinestyle.ca/2007/10/30/drama_queen <p> Drama Queen 170m M7 WI6<br /> FA: Chris Brazeau, Jon Simms, Jon Walsh Jan 5, 2006<br /> <br /> Late in March 2004, Jon Simms and I went &quot;freestyling&quot; up this part of the headwall after failing on another route. We had soon climbed to bellow the upper daggers in four pitches of entertaining climbing. We decided to go back the following season with the drill and push the route to the top of the wall. After a day of equipping in early december, we invited Chris Brazeau to join us for the final send. The name of the route comes from the conversations and jokes that were making us laugh one day working on the route. Everybody has a drama queen in their life...<br /> <br /> Drama Queen is located on the Stanley Headwall about halfway between French Toast and Extreme Comfort. There is a traverse bolt marking the start and the first belay. The climbing follows thinly iced ramps and corner systems to wild mushroom formations that grow below the twin daggers that the route finishes upon. The climbing itself has a bit of an &quot;alpine&quot; feel and is a bit scrappy at times (wide cracks, squeeze chimneys, etc.). Each pitch gets progressively harder until the final ice crux at the very top! A rack consisting of Camelots - one each from .3 to #3, a few stoppers, and 6 or 7 screws including stubbies does the trick. The cruxes are generally well protected but there are some run-out sections in between. The route finding is very straight forward and the first three belays are fixed. The top belay is in ice. </p> <p> <img src="/files/drama%20queen.jpg" /> <p><a href="https://alpinestyle.ca/2007/10/30/drama_queen">read more</a></p> Ice / mixed climbing Canadian Rockies Stanley Headwall First Ascent Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:27:22 +0000 jon walsh 58 at https://alpinestyle.ca Dawn of the Dead https://alpinestyle.ca/photos/dawn_of_the_dead Chris Brazeau is climbing Dawn of the Dead at the Stanley Headwall. The Headwall is one of the premier attractions to mixed climbers world wide. Ice / mixed climbing Canadian Rockies Stanley Headwall Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:09:39 +0000 jon walsh 19 at https://alpinestyle.ca