Thanks to the hard work of Chris Small, there is once again another area in Murrin Park. Splitzville is located in Murrin Park approx. about 20 minutes up the Petgill Lake Trail from the Murrin Park parking lot. The crag is mostly splitter cracks (hence the name) and boasts some pretty great rock.
Splitzville is currently divided into 2 sectors: Upper and Lower with a middle section under development. Lower Splitzville climbs generally consist of lower sections of face holds adjacent to thin discontinuous cracks which widen to hand or fist size in the upper sections. Upper Splitzville climbs are predominantly finger to hand sized or larger sized splitter cracks including several off-widths. Suggested protection: standard Squamish rack with double cams to 00 to 3”, single 4”. The off-widths require double 3 and 4s and one 5” cam. Triple 0.5” to 1” cams are useful.
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Splitzville is west-facing and comes into the sun around 1 PM mid- summer and the old growth forest canopy shading much of the afternoon sun make Splitzville an ideal place to escape the summer heat. This place is rather unique and special. Please practise Leave No Trace procedures especially in regards to dogs and human waste management to keep it that way.
The topo for Spitzville can be downloaded here
All bolts for this development were provided via the Sea to Sky Route Development Fund.
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