Roche Cove, Hummingbird Wall, and Hissing Bull. The Galloping Goose Trail corridor, which runs parallel to these areas, makes access easy on foot or bicycle. Another five kilometres west along Sooke Road is East Sooke Park , a large wilderness expanse with a lot of rock to climb. These climbs offer every level of difficulty, from beginner to advanced, and everything in between. Strathcona Provincial Park is the oldest provincial park in the province, a well-preserved rugged wilderness encompassing over 250,000 hectares of remote terrain, with rivers, streams, turquoise lakes, glaciers and snowfields.
Mountains dominate the area and rock climbing is popular here.
Over 100 routes exists in the Crest Creek Crags alone, an area offering 19 rock faces ranging from approximately 12 to 21m in height. Use the Crest Mountain trailhead to reach the routes. Maps of the area may be obtained at the parking lot, with descriptions of all climbing routes. Mountaineering Challenge Vancouver Island's sheer rock faces are surrounded by extraordinary topography and an abundance of wildlife. Stretch your limits in a high-performance adventure, blaze a new trail on a magnificent spire or rappel down steep mountain ridges.