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Dave's got em nailed" MCM (at Pixie Corner in the Smoke Bluffs) for sure - this is the one that stands out in my mind as the best 1st timer crack. There are some real easy (a 5.4 and 2 5.6's I think) at Fern Gully in the Bluffs, all sort of left leaning. Laughing Crack and Cat Crack definitely. Klah...

If you're looking for mostly sport, Skaha is an fantastic spot, and drier and less-crowded too.

whoops, my comment was not to deter you from the sport climbing in Squamish - kind of missed that part. I'll agree with Dakine; the sport climbing is good, but is generally north of Squamish - about a 20 minute drive on the highway to the major centre - with other sport areas north of that again. Th...

As much as we'd all love to revel in the glory of our ideals of what trad climbing on undiscovered rock could/should be/once was in Squamish, the reality is that Squamish climbing is "full" already, and is only going to continue to grow at rates of 5-7% per year (if my memory serves), according to M...

The granite cracks are what is good in Squamish... the boulders are gems as well, but while you're heelhooking and rocking over, don't forget to look up, look waaaay up....

...and definitely bring a much more athletic side to the games than ping-pong!! exactly! As much as I enjoyed the Olympic curling, shouldn't being an Olympian really mean you can't podium if you're overweight and out of shape? (alright, none of the curlers were huge-o's, at least not that I saw, bu...

sure, go for it! it is a celebration of the globe, afterall. Just make sure it comes down in good time, as with the Canadian flag.

Interesting that Marc states it was a Euro who hung the flag....

so you'll be creeping around in the boulders this Saturday, then slopr?

Optimally-Primed wrote:(I sit on the CrAG).

I do too! When belaying...

just easing the tension baby, just easing the tension...

Thanks for all the hard work as always Jer, and the well-spoken, consistent, and well-documented transcriptions of your efforts

Thanks for the clarification Mark. I wasn't taking it as elitist, just supposing that some might... I get what you mean about the "user-friendly" mindset, although I can think of some areas where it might be valuable. They are few and far between, however, but I'm thinking of "Another Buttress" at S...

respect your opinion marc; you may well be an all-around leader in the sport one day (been following your exploits on CC.com - nice work and progression young lad!) but let's remember that a lot of climbers have been climbing much longer than you, and will likely never climb as hard as you do alread...

bummer, that's a fun climb.

can't imagine this is a local climber, just doesn't make sense... but then there aren't too many visiting climbers this time of year either

now $50

Or package with the rope for $225 for both!

still got it: $200

Moving to Deadmonton, gotta go!

still got it: $275, great Xmas stuff here!