BARRY BLANCHARD'S SIGNIFICANT GUIDING EXPERIENCES:
2010- 172 days guiding including ascents of the North Face Main Summit on the North Face of Mt Edith Cavell, the East Ridge of Mt Temple, the Kain Route on Bugaboo Spire, the North Ridge of Mt Assiniboine, the Middle Earth Gully on Mt Andromeda and a one day traverse from Mt Collier to Popes Peak. Two ice climbing ascents of Nemesis as well as ascents of Pilsner Pillar, Superbock, Polar Circus and the first ascent of K9 a 60 meter WI 3, 5.7 mixed ice climb close to the North Face of Mt Kitchener. Rock climbing ascents of Rain Check and Homage to the Spider. 2 days of high angle training the RCMP Emergency Response Team, Edmonton.
2009- 180 days guiding including two ascents of the Kain Face on Mt Robson, the East Ridge of Mt Temple, the Central Ice Bulge on Mt Fay, the Hourglass on the North Face of Mt Athabasca. A ski touring ascent of Mt Columbia. Ice climbing ascents of Nemesis, Curtain Call and Redman Soars. 5 days of high angle training the RCMP Emergency Response Team for Southern BC.
2008- 173 days guiding including ascents of Pequeno Alpamayo, Piramide Blanca, and Huayna Potosi all in the Cordillera Real, Bolivia. Ascents of the Kallen/Roth route on the North Face of Mt Fay, the North Face of Mt Athabasca, the North Ridge of Mt Athabasca, the East Ridge of Mt Patterson, the North Ridge of Mt Assiniboine, and the East Ridge of Mt Temple. A ski touring ascent of Mt Columbia. Rock climbing ascents of Ballista, 5.10c, on Tunnel Mountain, and the Kahl Wall on Mt Yamnuska, 5.10. The Linda Glacier route on Mt Cook, Southern Alps of New Zealand. 5 days of high angle training the RCMP Emergency Response Team for Southern BC.
2007- 139 days guiding including ascents of Touclaraju, Cordillera Blanca, Peru; 3 ascents of the North Ridge of Mt Assinaboine; and 5 days of high angle training the RCMP Emergency Response Team for Southern BC.
2006- 167 days guiding including an attempt on Mt Vinson, Antarctica. One week ski touring from Campbell Icefields Chalet, BC. An ascent of “Ham n Eggs” on the Mooses Tooth, Alaska. An Ascent of the North ridge of Mt Stephen, BC. Two ascents of the East ridge of Mt Edith Cavell, AB. An ascent of the North Face of Mt Stanley, BC.
2005-151 days guiding including ascents of Polar Circus, WI5; Nemisis, WI6; Political World, WI5; Twisted, WI5; all waterfall ice climbs in the Canadian Rockies. “The Fold” 5.8, Mt Kidd; Greenwood/Boles, 5.8, Mt Edith; Kain Route, 5.6, Mt Louis; East Ridge Mt Patterson, IV, 5.7; North Face Mt Assinaboine, II; Canadian Rockies. Owen/Spalding, Grand Teton, Wyoming.
2004- 138 days guiding including ascents of the Southeast ridge of Mt Aspiring, East ridge of Mt Cook, and traverse of the Remarkables all in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. North ridge of Mt Assinaboine in April, East Ridge of Mt Temple, traverse of Mt Victoria from Watchtower Creek to Abbott Pass. Kain route on Mt Louis, North Face of Mt Fay, and Directissima on Mt Yamnuska.
2003- 115 days guiding including an ascent of El Pico de Orizaba in Mexico, the North Ridge of Mt Assinaboine, the North Face of Mt Athabasca, the Fuhrer Ridge on Mt Robson and ascents of the Polar Circus and Sorcerer waterfalls.
2002-130 days guiding including an ascent of El Pico de Orizaba in Mexico, the North Face of Mt Stanley, two ascents of the North Ridge of Mt Assinaboine and an ascent of the Sorcerer Waterfall.
2001-104 days guiding including attempts on the East Ridge of Mt Edith Cavell and the Shwartz Ledges of Mt Robson.
2000- 20 days guiding including an ascent of the North Face of Mt Athabasca, the Midi-Plan traverse, Chamonix.
1999- 36 days guiding including an ascent of the right side of the Weeping Wall.
1998-128 days guiding including an ascent of the N Face of Mt Stanely.
1997- 156 days guiding including ascents of "Whiteman Falls", "Polar Circus", the Winston Churchill ski traverse, and the Ferrari Route on Alpamayo, Peru.
1996- 90 days guiding including ascents of the Pilsnar Pillar waterfall and the Ferrari Route on Alpamayo, Peru.
1995- 221 days guiding including ascents of Polar Circus, an attempt on the King Trench of Mt Logan, the North Face of Mt Athabasca, the North Face of Mt Stanley, the Forbidden Corner route on Mt Yamnuska, the North East ridge of Mt Waddington, the Snake Dike route on Half Dome (Yosemite Valley), and a week long ski trip to Castleguard Meadows.
1994-135 days guiding including ascents of Mt Assiniboine, the Fuhrer Ridge of Mt Robson, and an attempt on Diran Peak (Pakistan).
1993- 75 days guiding including ascents of Curtain Call waterfall and Kitty Hawk waterfall.
1992- 60 days guiding including ascents of the Upper Weeping Wall waterfall, Nemisis waterfall, Mt. Stanley N face in winter, and a ski ascent of Observation peak.
1991- 140 days guiding including expeditions to Lobuche peak(Nepal), first ascent of the west face of peak 5886(Nepal), Aconcagua (Argentina), first ascent of Mt. Upton(St. Elias Mtns. Yukon), and an attempt on the N face of the Eiger(Switzerland).
1990- 100 days guiding including expeditions to Island peak(Nepal), Aconcagua(Argentina), ascent of the north face of Mt. Temple.
1989- 44 days guiding including ascents of Mt. Resplendent, the E ridge of Mt. Edith Cavell, Reprobate and the Right side of the Weeping Wall, and an expedition to the Mexican volcanoes: El Pico de Orizaba, Popocatapetl, and Iztaccihuatl(Los Tres Picos).
1988- 67 days guiding including an expedition to Los Tres Picos, and three weeks of ski touring on the Durrand Glacier.
1987- 25 days guiding including expeditions to Huascaran(Peru), and Los Tres Picos.
1986- 80 days guiding including Mt. Robson via the Kain face, Carlsberg Collumn waterfall and the Bourgeaus left hand waterfall.
1985- 168 days guiding including expeditions to the W buttress of Mt. McKinley, and the Los Tres Picos; and ascents of Mt. Louis via the Kain route, and the N faces of Mt.s Fay and Athabasca.
1984- 70 days guiding including an expedition to the Los Tres Picos and two nine day mountaineering courses on the Wapta icefield.
1983-112 days including an expedition to the Los Tres Picos and ascents of Mt. Victoria via the SE ridge, and Mt. Lefroy via the W face.
1982- 70 days guiding including a nine day mountaineering course, Catamount glacier, British Columbia.
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