Search found 7 matches

by 76
Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:36 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Angel's Crest at the Chief
Replies: 14
Views: 10031

Photocopy the guidebook page and bring it. Go light. Go fast. Don't bring pack. Have fun. Get on it early, not because you'll run out of daylight, but to get ahead of the crowds. Climb the tree to get on the route instead of the crappy original start. I am thinking to get at the base around 8 in th...
by 76
Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:31 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Angel's Crest at the Chief
Replies: 14
Views: 10031

Re: Angels Crest

Tips: Start Early- one rope - Headlamp The most time consuming part of the route is rope management. After pitch 3, Use 35m of the rope, coil the rest. You will need to uncoil it at the acrophobe tower: at the end of this pitch clip the anchor and have the belayer lower you down 10 m....if you run ...
by 76
Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:29 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Angel's Crest at the Chief
Replies: 14
Views: 10031

Important tip On a cloudy day don't decide at 4pm in the afternoon that it would be a good idea to climb Angels Crest, then end up toping out on the dark and taking 4 hours to descend the backside of the chief with no light in a pair on flip flops. If that was in the guide book it would have saved ...
by 76
Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:14 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Angel's Crest at the Chief
Replies: 14
Views: 10031

Angel's Crest at the Chief

Soon I am going to climb this route and I will be happy if somebody can give me some info, tips and etc.which are not in the guide books.
Thanks
by 76
Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:07 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Vancouver resole
Replies: 18
Views: 13110

I've had my shoes re-randed and re-soled at Capilano Cobbler in the Capilano Mall in North Vancouver. They did great work on my rock shoes, and I've also had them repair my mountaineering boots a few times. Highly recommended. does anyone know what's the price range for repairing rock shoes at the ...
by 76
Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:34 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: NEW TOPO UPDATED AND UPLOADED FOR CHEK
Replies: 10
Views: 9008

that's great.
Thank you Gary
by 76
Wed May 17, 2006 7:18 am
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Bad accident at the crest
Replies: 37
Views: 30828

I was there and still I am not sure 100% what went wrong.We have to be very cautious all the time no matter how easy is the route and etc.