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by ryanlynne
Sun Sep 25, 2016 11:05 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Smoke Bluffs Park Top Ten Climbs
Replies: 27
Views: 42343

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...
by ryanlynne
Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:18 am
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Rack advice please
Replies: 5
Views: 14281

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...
by ryanlynne
Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:32 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Lowering off Chains Some More?
Replies: 12
Views: 34018

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...
by ryanlynne
Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:18 am
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Bow Saw Left At Malamute
Replies: 0
Views: 2509

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.
by ryanlynne
Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:09 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Pics for the climber on Skullduggery (thursday)
Replies: 2
Views: 3158

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...
by ryanlynne
Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:46 am
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Wasps Nests
Replies: 0
Views: 1987

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...
by ryanlynne
Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:05 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Mank Patrol
Replies: 106
Views: 771293

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...
by ryanlynne
Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:20 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Quarry Rock North Vancouver - Closure
Replies: 7
Views: 24727

Re: Quarry Rock North Vancouver - Closure

Hopefully this can be resolved, there is some great rock in there :(
by ryanlynne
Fri May 15, 2015 12:21 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Squamish's stiffest routes...
Replies: 40
Views: 134912

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