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by Jason4
Mon Aug 31, 2015 2:32 pm
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: Truck and Gear stolen from Star Chek parking lot
Replies: 1
Views: 6356

Re: Truck and Gear stolen from Star Chek parking lot

Unfortunately it isn't an isolated incident. The summer before last a friend of mine had his truck stolen (I think he was climbing Angel's crest at the time) with 2 mountain bikes, a decent amount of climbing gear, his passport, and his dog inside. The truck turned up several days later, in some tre...
by Jason4
Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:56 am
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: squamish via ferrata
Replies: 10
Views: 18721

Re: squamish via ferrata

I agree that establishing via ferrata routes requires a lot of caution and awareness of the area but that isn't much different than putting in a sport route. The via ferrata routes that I climbed in Germany and the others that I saw but didn't climb all ended at huts that were also accessed via gond...
by Jason4
Thu Jun 25, 2015 9:38 am
Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
Topic: squamish via ferrata
Replies: 10
Views: 18721

Re: squamish via ferrata

I have very limited experience in Europe climbing via ferrata but that left me wishing to see more of it in NA for the same reasons that Marc mentioned. More people experiencing the mountains is good for our mountain culture. Via ferrata routes must be extremely expensive and labor intensive to put ...