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So with the new parking lot good to go this spring. I'm curious to know, when a person hikes in from the new lot, where are they going to be? In other words, if I take a B-line from the lot up the main trail to the bluffs what's the first crag I come to? Thanks.

Aaron.

Drove home to Castlegar the other day. Couldn't help but notice all the fat ice falls all neatly formed along the highway between Chilliwak and Hope. Huge multi pitch stuff right off the road. If I were a local hard-man ice climber I'd be on that like a fat kid on cake.

The "Birthing Pitch" it led up to its reputation as being reborn again but when the description say's awkward when wet I would say that even dry it is awkward so make sure its dry before you go. The birthing pitch isn't that bad when wet, so long as you're not the guy with the backpack like my budd...

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Sincerly, Aaron Kristiansen.

For the last year local Kootenay climbers Aaron Kristiansen and Neil Ives have been busy compiling, collecting and writing a new rock climbers guide for the West Kootenays. The book is expected to be on the shelves in the spring of 2009. The scope of this guide will include all of the crags and day ...

Yeah, thanks but I was interested in where the money is going. Are people being paid to clean? I have a hard time believing that any route could cost that much. With over ten grand you could fix that route with static line multiple times, buy one hundred wire brushes, a few chainsaws, several wreck...

$10,000! I would love to see the bill. What is being included in these costs, labour, gas for driving from Vancouver, lunch money etc.? Why so bloody expensive? No idea were the money's going, but this is the money's that's been spent. Varsity Outdoors Club--$2000 Jeff Mottershead (VOC)--$2000 Moun...

Dru wrote:Am I the only one who finds it amusing that in a rant about "honouring the pioneers", Aaron manages to misspell Hamish Mutch as Hamish "Munch"? Maybe start that respect with getting his name right.

Hamish will only gain my respect after he pays back the money he owes me.

So I’ve been following the progress of the cleaning of Crap Crags. All I can say is WOW! My amazement at the Herculean effort that has been put into the project, is second only by the amount of money that’s been spent on it. $10,000!!?? Can you believe that?? Any way, I’m curious about the decision ...

Also, when was Yosemite pinnacle left Side climbed? Although freed, and given 5.9 back in the day, i heard that's up to 10b now. There are certainly more "old school" 5.9+s out there that are harder that that by current standards. Dick Culbert is notorious for rating modern 5.8 climbing as 4th clas...

Thanks Steve. I remember reading the article in question. But to bring the issue closer to home. What I think I've discovered is an accent that would have significants for the history of climbing in Western Canada. This guy climbed a routed rated 5.10b 1967. I've climbed this route several times and...

I recently had a conversation with a gentleman from Nelson BC. He claims to have climbed a two routes in Castlegar BC that today are 5.10b and 5.10d. What's significant is that he climbed these routes back in 1967. Based on his knowledge of the routes, and memory of specific sections I have no doubt...

What's all that stuff that looks like a cactus stuck to Mavis' head in the second photo? :?: I have no freaking idea......... :shock: If memory serves, the ground bellow Memorial Ledge is a gully that has eroded out more and more over the 13 years that I've been climbing in Squamish. I'm sure that ...

That is unfortunately. Personally, I have very low expectations when it comes to retail staff these days. The sad reality is that retail can no longer support the costs of living in most cities, least of all Vancouver. And in todays job market anyone with half a brain has already lest for bigger or ...

I really, really hope that you are being serious here, Aaron? Me? Serious? Never. But seriously, this wall will get developed. The only preventing it from being developed is it's distance from the highway, and if Highways intends to leave it as is, or drape-net the thing. If the distance from the c...