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Hi All: Nominations for the 2015 Golden Scrub Brush Awards are now complete. Vote for your favorites here. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PC9HSNL Below are the Back Stories for Best Name Nominees. David Hasseloffwidth, 10d, J Redden, Top Shelf. A clever play on words. At the start of this off width ...

Hey All: So it is raining out this weekend and thus a good time to scan your memory bank for those new great routes you have climbed over the past few years. It is hard to believe the Squamish climbing community is so unadventurous to have climbed no new routes so get those nominations in. Also tick...

Hi All: Just a reminder that Golden Scrub Brush Nominations close Nov 6 for this year`s awards. If you have enjoyed a new route over the last 5 years this is the way to show some appreciation for the hard working scrubber who made that possible. Nominate them for a Golden Scrub Brush. Nomination rul...

I want to add a couple of nominations to those listed above. Hard trad single pitch: The Moustache Women, 11b, Quercus Wall, Murrin. Jay Green, Ryan Davy. 2015. A long sustained hand traversing pitch with glassy footholds characteristic of Murrin, this climb is a real arm burner. Plus Jay and Ryan c...

With the days in the 2015 Squamish climbing season waning, I would like to post a few nominations for this year's Scrub Brush Awards, primarily in the Trad categories as that is what I climb. Best Retro scrub: Jump to Light Speed, 10d, Shannon Falls. Kris Wild, 2014. Because it is easily one of the ...

The Squamish Access Society is proud to present the 2015 Golden Scrub Brush Awards Saturday Nov 21, 7 pm at Match Eatery In Chances Casino, Squamish, BC. Ticket includes a burger and beer. Advance tickets 15$ until Nov 9. 20$ November 10 - 21st and at the door. Tickets available soon at Climb -On an...

One thing I have noted in this conversation is that the climbers advocating not putting the bolt in the top runout of this climb regularly climb (or in one case onsight free solo) at significantly harder grades and thus are comfortable with the runout because the climbing is relatively easy for them...

SAS was informed by BCTS yesterday that logging of SW 144 is to be deferred to 2016 due poor lumber markets presently. SAS is to be informed if and when prior to harvesting of this block.

Chris Small
Director at Large
Squamish Access Society

SAS was informed by BCTS yesterday that logging of SW 144 is to be deferred to 2016 due poor lumber markets presently. SAS is to be informed if and when prior to harvesting of this block.

Chris Small
Director at Large
Squamish Access Society

Thanks Kris. will change.

Hi All: The time has come again for nominations for this year's SAS Golden Scrub Brush awards (The Scrubbies) to show your appreciation for those hard working scrubbers putting up your new favorite route. This year's awards will cover routes established in the 2010 - 2015 period. The longer time int...

Hi All: Squamish Access Society has been informed by Oceanview Forest Products, the licensee for Cutblock SW144 in the Olesen Creek drainage on south side of Slhanny, that they are going to commence harvesting operations at the end of September. The following is the timing of operations: "Falling an...

The municipal campground next to the Brennan Park Rec Centre may be an option.

Generally, if you want people to climb your new stuff you should provide a decent description as to its location. There are lots of rocks in Murrin Park.

Hi All: Unfortunately the weather and extreme fire hazard has forced the trail day objective to change. The use of power saws and metal digging tools (sparks when they hit rocks) required to properly do the trail alignment is severely restricted in the current conditions http://bcwildfire.ca/Industr...