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- Sun Sep 25, 2016 11:05 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Smoke Bluffs Park Top Ten Climbs
- Replies: 27
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Re: Smoke Bluffs Park Top Ten Climbs
5.7 - Cat Crack 5.7 - Laughing Crack 5.7 - Burgers & Fries 5.8 - Quarryman 5.8 - Octopus Garden in the Shade 5.8 - Pixes Corner 5.9 - Cold Comfort 5.9 - Pennylane 5.9 - First Class 5.10a - Smokebluff Connector 5.10a - Flying Circus 5.10a - Neat & Cool 5.10a - The Zip (private property) 5.10b - Split...
- Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:18 am
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Rack advice please
- Replies: 5
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Re: Rack advice please
It depends on your abilities, comfort level, and style of climbing, but the following will get you up most things: - 60m rope -12 quickdraws (2-4 extendable) - full set of nuts - BD C4 cams #0.3, #0.4, #0.5, #0.75, #1, #2 (or equivalent size in another brand) - 5-6m cordlette for and anchor with 4 l...
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:32 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Lowering off Chains Some More?
- Replies: 12
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Re: Lowering off Chains Some More?
If I'm not confident in my partner's lowering competence, I'll keep a hand on the line while being lowered or rappel. I do this 100% of the time - hold the rope lightly when lowering for the first few metres, to confirm that I am still on belay - regardless of my partner's competence. It seems a go...
- Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:18 am
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Bow Saw Left At Malamute
- Replies: 0
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Bow Saw Left At Malamute
If you lost (or forgot) your black bow saw at the Malamute it is hanging on a tree by the Highest Tier on top of Jacobs Wall.
- Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:09 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Pics for the climber on Skullduggery (thursday)
- Replies: 2
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Re: Pics for the climber on Skullduggery (thursday)
Whats with the start of Skullduggery, so not a 5.10a
Unless I am totally missing something hah...
Unless I am totally missing something hah...
- Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:46 am
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Wasps Nests
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Wasps Nests
I have ran across quite a few wasp nests in the last few weeks (and hornets), if anyone has seen any more post them up. Smokebluffs Tunnel Rock - Centralia (5.10b): Hornets nest just above the anchor for Three Shot Face (5.10c) where the crack is ~3-5" wide Smokebluffs Woodpecker Pole - Writhing Rid...
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:05 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Mank Patrol
- Replies: 106
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Re: Mank Patrol
Pink Cliff - Vertically Challenged (5.9): The first bolt is spinning and can't be tightened Tunnel Rock - Centralia (5.10b): Hornets nest just above the anchor for Three Shot Face (5.10c) where the crack is ~3-5" wide. Woodpecker Pole - Writhing Ridge (5.10a): wasp nest just below the belay in the d...
- Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:20 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Quarry Rock North Vancouver - Closure
- Replies: 7
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Re: Quarry Rock North Vancouver - Closure
Hopefully this can be resolved, there is some great rock in there
- Fri May 15, 2015 12:21 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Squamish's stiffest routes...
- Replies: 40
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Re: Squamish's stiffest routes...
These three all have a little something special:
Bughouse Heights - Skullduggery 5.10a
Bughouse Heights - Fata Morgana 5.8
Respiration Rock - Coronary Bypass 5.10a
Bughouse Heights - Skullduggery 5.10a
Bughouse Heights - Fata Morgana 5.8
Respiration Rock - Coronary Bypass 5.10a