'We Immediately Thought the Worst': Hiker Recounts Tuesday Rockfall in Banff National Park

'We immediately thought the worst': Hiker recounts Tuesday rockfall in Banff National Park

Parks Canada crews are investigating the cause of a rockfall in Banff National Park on Tuesday witnessed by nearby hikers who got caught up in its aftermath.

Rockslide in Banff National Park closes popular climbing area

Parks Canada has shut down an area just east of the Banff Springs Golf Course after a rockslide happened Tuesday in a popular climbing area. Fortunately there were no injuries.

Large rockslide closes Rundle Rock climbing area in Banff National Park

No injuries were reported after a large rockfall at the Rundle Rock climbing area in Banff National Park prompted closures Tuesday.

Major Rockfall in Banff Destroys Climb and Buries Trees

A huge rockfall in Banff has destroyed the start of a multi-pitch on Mount Rundle called the Ridge of Death, which was first climbed over 50 years ago. Several people were in the area, but Parks Canada said that everyone was accounted for. Jordan Toth shared on Calgary Climbing Community Facebook page: “Witnessed this large rockfall on Rundle today. My husband and I had just started hiking up to climb Maclab Slab when a large section of the moun…