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by eresc
Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:15 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Anchors removed from routes in Smoke Bluffs?
Replies: 1
Views: 2044

Anchors removed from routes in Smoke Bluffs?

A friend forwarded this email to me. Is this confirmed? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AaronKristiansen < aaronkristiansen@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 8:29 PM Subject: [Climbing in the Koots] Madness in Squamish. To: Climbing in the Koots Message Board < nelson-climbing@goog...
by eresc
Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:11 pm
Forum: New Routes / Cleaning / Trail Updates
Topic: new last pitch for the Squamish buttress, 5.9
Replies: 13
Views: 11782

new last pitch for the Squamish buttress, 5.9

Sonnie Trotter is reporting on his blog that a new easier finish to the Squamish buttress is now available:

http://sonnietrotter.com/2010/07/28/a-l ... e-readers/
by eresc
Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:31 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: REEL ROCK film tour coming to Squamish
Replies: 3
Views: 2360

Vancouver

Do you know when the tour is coming to Vancouver?
Squamish is not even on the calendar from their website.
by eresc
Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:27 am
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Sport Multi
Replies: 24
Views: 10730

McLane's book has it
by eresc
Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:40 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: diedre.. beta
Replies: 17
Views: 9776

If you want to place as much gear as possible, you only need doubles for SMALL cams (blue-red TCUs or aliens), up to green camalot. #1-3 camalots are rarely placed. The route takes nuts very well and the stations are bolted, so you really don't need doubles at all unless you want to place one piece ...
by eresc
Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:22 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: diedre.. beta
Replies: 17
Views: 9776

hey, where did you get that TR? I was crying from so much laughing reading it! Is there more like that?
by eresc
Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:40 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: diedre.. beta
Replies: 17
Views: 9776

easy peasy

trust me, it doesn't get easier than Diedre, and it takes gear really well, and it is not scary at all. I have not heard of anybody bailing on the route. The most difficult thing might be finding your way from the parking lot and spotting the beginning if you have never been there. About the helmet,...
by eresc
Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:03 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Fixed line for Broadway descent?
Replies: 72
Views: 50031

don't get it

I don't understand why people make such a big deal about the fixed ropes. If you enjoy scrambling down without them, simply ignore them! It is very selfish to think that because you don't need them nobody else should. Someone put money and time into placing them for the safety of others. Moreover, p...
by eresc
Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:14 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Fixed line for Broadway descent?
Replies: 72
Views: 50031

nice!

I'm happy to hear that someone put those fixed lines! Yes, it was easy scrambling, but better safe than sorry, and if you don't like it, just don't use it! Now I can wear my sandals after topping up on the apron and not worry too much for the descent.
Good job!
by eresc
Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:21 am
Forum: New Routes / Cleaning / Trail Updates
Topic: Sully's topo
Replies: 5
Views: 3920

no problem with me

I had no problem reading the topo. I downloaded it both on windows and linux and both readers recognized the font no problem.
by eresc
Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:01 pm
Forum: New Routes / Cleaning / Trail Updates
Topic: New crag near Shannon Falls (AMO wall)
Replies: 23
Views: 21166

damn

Damn, I wish I had read Marty's post yesterday, we went today looking for this place and took exactly the road Marty first took and got to the falls and couldn't find the climbs, then we found a trail in the woods (marked in pink and orange tape) and followed it for ~20 minutes and couldn't find any...
by eresc
Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:15 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: ethics of big groups
Replies: 18
Views: 7093

just wake up earlier

As mentioned before, if you want to avoid the crowd, especially big groups, just use an alarm clock. Don't expect to have an easy fast way on easy routes on the apron on a weekend if you don't arrive there super early. And, there's nothing wrong with trios. It is just as if you had encountered two g...
by eresc
Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:48 am
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Lie Back Flake dangerous
Replies: 5
Views: 3030

maybe remove it?

Are you talking about the big flake left from Corn Flakes? If so, somebody should inspect it, and if deemed unstable, remove it. If that thing falls while there are people on the ground it could seriously injure somebody!
by eresc
Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:15 am
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: So about that new Skaha Parking lot
Replies: 13
Views: 6491

free?

I also heard from friends who went on the weekend that the new parking lot is free! Correct?