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- Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:17 pm
- Forum: Alpine
- Topic: Dairyland- South Nesakwatch spire
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Dairyland- South Nesakwatch spire
I took a trip up to the Nesakwatch Spires this weekend with a partner and climbed "Dairyland-5.11a" First things first, theres a bit of information out there about this climb on different blogs and so on, grades being described as 5.10d and as 5.11a. My partner and I found the difficulty of this rou...
- Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:20 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Current conditions in Squamish
- Replies: 65
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Re: Current conditions in Squamish
Also the new area "the outpost" has 2 splendid multi pitch sport routes, Centurion 6p 10c or Western Harlot 4p 5.9, that dry at an astonishing rate. good views too
- Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:15 pm
- Forum: New Routes / Cleaning / Trail Updates
- Topic: Western Harlot 5.9 4p all bolts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6840
Re: New 4 Pitch route at the Outpost- Western Harlot
Follow the link for route details, Approach as for Centurion and follow orange flagging trending right from the Centurion trail once in the upper part of the Talus Slope. :!: Please be aware there is still potential for rockfall on this route, and it's respective Rappel line :!: We expect to trundle...
- Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:59 pm
- Forum: New Routes / Cleaning / Trail Updates
- Topic: Western Harlot 5.9 4p all bolts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6840
New 4 Pitch route at the Outpost- Western Harlot
Conny Amelunxen, Alex Wigley, Jamie Chong and I made the FA of Western Harlot, 4-P 5.9 at the outpost today, Route/Approach details to come soon.
Ben Groundwater
Ben Groundwater
- Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:16 am
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Whirlwind
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6389
Re: Whirlwind
Third pitch is pretty overgrown..id say bring a hand saw!
- Wed Sep 11, 2013 2:39 pm
- Forum: Buy And Sell
- Topic: Wanted: Ice Tools and Technical Crampons (Old/New)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2341
Wanted: Ice Tools and Technical Crampons (Old/New)
Looking to purchase some Ice tools can be new or old, just not older than Mid 90's please. Older cobras, Vipers, Quarks so on.. Also technical crampons, Not the general 10 point sidewalk variety..
If you have anything Let me know on here!
Ben Groundwater.
If you have anything Let me know on here!
Ben Groundwater.
- Wed Sep 11, 2013 2:38 pm
- Forum: Buy And Sell
- Topic: Wanted: Ice Tools and Technical Crampons (Old/New)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1855
Wanted: Ice Tools and Technical Crampons (Old/New)
Looking to purchase some Ice tools can be new or old, just not older than Mid 90's please. Older cobras, Vipers, Quarks so on.. Also technical crampons, Not the general 10 point sidewalk variety..
If you have anything Let me know on here!
Ben Groundwater.
If you have anything Let me know on here!
Ben Groundwater.
- Wed Sep 11, 2013 2:34 pm
- Forum: Buy And Sell
- Topic: Wanted: Ice Tools and Technical Crampons (Old/New)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1859
Wanted: Ice Tools and Technical Crampons (Old/New)
Looking to purchase some Ice tools can be new or old, just not older than Mid 90's please. Older cobras, Vipers, Quarks so on.. Also technical crampons, Not the general 10 point sidewalk variety..
If you have anything Let me know on here!
Ben Groundwater.
If you have anything Let me know on here!
Ben Groundwater.
- Sun Sep 08, 2013 8:48 pm
- Forum: Alpine
- Topic: Nesakwatch Spires/Mount Rexford
- Replies: 7
- Views: 24229
Re: Nesakwatch Spires/Mount Rexford
Thanks Drew. Any word on when edition 2 is going to be available?
Ben.
Ben.
- Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:53 pm
- Forum: Alpine
- Topic: Nesakwatch Spires/Mount Rexford
- Replies: 7
- Views: 24229
Re: Nesakwatch Spires/Mount Rexford
Thanks J Mace, some great lines on that picture, glad to see people are getting after it up there.
- Fri Sep 06, 2013 1:47 pm
- Forum: Alpine
- Topic: Nesakwatch Spires/Mount Rexford
- Replies: 7
- Views: 24229
Re: Nesakwatch Spires/Mount Rexford
Drew is there somewhere I could find a Definitive guide to all the climbs that have been done up at the Nesakwatch Spires? I'd love to see what routes have been done, and what need some cleaning to come into their own..Some pretty Plumb lines right to the top of the south spire I saw with some fanta...
- Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:48 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Squamish's stiffest routes...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 135114
Re: Squamish's stiffest routes...
Not a 5.12 climber, but one can dream i guess.. I felt like the Right Wing 10.d was pretty stiff, but then again I could use a workout now and then.
- Tue Aug 27, 2013 5:49 pm
- Forum: Alpine
- Topic: Slesse - Glacier Conditions
- Replies: 20
- Views: 65379
Re: Slesse - Glacier Conditions
Just got back from a trip into the Nesakwatch spires on Sunday and got some great views of both the pocket glacier (or whats left of it) and the North Slesse glacier. The North Slesse looked as though it had not calved in some time, but certainly there is still some potential. In General the slabs w...
- Tue Aug 27, 2013 5:45 pm
- Forum: Alpine
- Topic: Nesakwatch Spires/Mount Rexford
- Replies: 7
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Nesakwatch Spires/Mount Rexford
Sunday I made a trip into the Mount Rexford area to climb the north ridges of N and S Nesakwatch spires. The Nesakwatch Creek FSR is in fairly good shape and is passable with a Subaru Forester type SUV with some caution. The Approach trail is in good shape marked with pink flagging, and the Blueberr...
- Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:04 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Squamish Feature in Alpinist 43 - A tour de force
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4606
Re: Squamish Feature in Alpinist 43 - A tour de force
Peter Crofts article that talks about the Golden Age in squamish is awesome, nothing like hearing some great stories from someone who experienced it first hand and helped lead the charge.