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- Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:22 pm
- Forum: Climbing Photos and Videos
- Topic: Pic of the day!
- Replies: 221
- Views: 619330
Re: Pic of the day!
Dang!gnarnaphobe wrote:No hero loops for you!
OK, guesss #2 - Wall of Attrition ?
Steve
- Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:03 am
- Forum: Climbing Photos and Videos
- Topic: Pic of the day!
- Replies: 221
- Views: 619330
Re: Pic of the day!
Does anyone recognize this corner? Two make things more interesting, two hero loops are up for grabs for the correct guess... Is that the top pitch of the route put up a few years ago that goes up to Squamish Buttress ledge, but arrives on the south side? (I can't remember the name - it is 3 or 4 p...
- Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:59 am
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Squamish's stiffest routes...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 124309
Re: Squamish's stiffest routes...
I second that one. I find the earlier 5.10d pitch way easier than this bolted offwidth pitch.gnarnaphobe wrote:The offwidth pitch on borderline
Steve
- Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:54 am
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Favourite pitch in Squamish - any grade - any style
- Replies: 32
- Views: 49944
Re: Favourite pitch in Squamish - any grade - any style
Second pitch of sunblessed. (BTW, least favorite pitch is the last pitch of that climb) Which way? I've only been on it once, and went up some slab out left, then a corner. Really good! No wide cracks. Hi J2V: It sounds like you did the last pitch of Mere Mortals (I may have the name wrong), rather...
- Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:18 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Favourite pitch in Squamish - any grade - any style
- Replies: 32
- Views: 49944
Re: Favourite pitch in Squamish - any grade - any style
Hi johnL:
I used to feel the same way as you about last pitch of Sunblessed...until I tried stemming the first section, instead of jamming/groveling the wide crack. Give that a try next time. (It might not make it a favorite, but it might move up slightly in your rankings.)
Steve
I used to feel the same way as you about last pitch of Sunblessed...until I tried stemming the first section, instead of jamming/groveling the wide crack. Give that a try next time. (It might not make it a favorite, but it might move up slightly in your rankings.)
Steve
- Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:30 pm
- Forum: Alpine
- Topic: New Route Mt Dione
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16642
Re: New Route Mt Dione
Nice video, Chris155.
PM David Jones and he'll help you with the photos. We'd love to see 'em.
Steve
PM David Jones and he'll help you with the photos. We'd love to see 'em.
Steve
- Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:50 am
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Local writers/climbers featured in August issue of Gripped
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4102
Re: Local writers/climbers featured in August issue of Gripp
Finally got around to reading this new issue. Congrats to all who contributed. Many chuckles from Robin's ode to climbing friendships (er, rescues?). I liked all the local interest articles. Good job, Dave and others.
Steve
Steve
- Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:45 am
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Favourite pitch in Squamish - any grade - any style
- Replies: 32
- Views: 49944
Re: Favourite pitch in Squamish - any grade - any style
Crescent Crack (w/honourable mentions to Exasperator in 1 pitch, pitch 2 of Sunblessed and Super Value, oh, and pitch 2 of Centrefold for variety).
I don't climb enough sport to have an opinion...
Steve
I don't climb enough sport to have an opinion...
Steve
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:28 am
- Forum: Climbing Photos and Videos
- Topic: Pic of the day!
- Replies: 221
- Views: 619330
Re: Pic of the day!
Hey J2V, Scrubber and J Mace:
Thanks for the great photos. Makes work more bearable.
Photo of the sword is killer!
Steve
Thanks for the great photos. Makes work more bearable.
Photo of the sword is killer!
Steve
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:59 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Is Squamish Soft?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 221934
Re: Is Squamish Soft?
Hey J2V: Yes, I agree that Snake is classic, old-school Squamish slab w/ "keep your head together" runouts. (Thanks for another excellent photo, Lurch.) So is Sparrow - another spicy 5.9 from 1970, bolted (sparsely, as they say in Squamish) by hand, on lead. I just climbed it again a month ago and w...
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:50 pm
- Forum: Climbing Photos and Videos
- Topic: Pic of the day!
- Replies: 221
- Views: 619330
Re: Pic of the day!
Woo - hooo! It's been over a decade since my one and only time leading Quagmire Crack. It is a fun crack...I'll have to get back there one of those days. Thanks for the memory-inducing photo!
Steve
Now somebody please correctly guess J Mace's photo...
Steve
Now somebody please correctly guess J Mace's photo...
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:07 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Out of towners - Live at Squamish = busy and big crowds
- Replies: 1
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Re: Out of towners - Live at Squamish = busy and big crowds
Hi Dave, When walking back to the Apron parking lot from the backside trail, I spotted lots of road-tripper vehicles, judging from license plates: Alberta, Washington, Colorado, Utah, Ontario and Georgia to name a few. Good to see folks making the effort to sample the fine Squamish stone. While clim...
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:18 am
- Forum: Climbing Photos and Videos
- Topic: Pic of the day!
- Replies: 221
- Views: 619330
Re: Pic of the day!
OK, this is a bit of a shot in the dark...but it looks like the Malamute to me, and from my creaky memory: is it Quagmire Crack?
Steve
ps: I don't have a clue about J Mace's "guess you would have to finish this 5 or 6 pitch route to recognize this final pitch"...anybody recognize it?
Steve
ps: I don't have a clue about J Mace's "guess you would have to finish this 5 or 6 pitch route to recognize this final pitch"...anybody recognize it?
- Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:50 pm
- Forum: Squamish Climbing Forum
- Topic: Rapping Down to Broadway Mud Swamp
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11078
Re: Rapping Down to Broadway Mud Swamp
Nice work, Luke.
Now I don't have to haul up a bag o' gravel.
Steve
Now I don't have to haul up a bag o' gravel.
Steve
- Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:42 pm
- Forum: New Routes / Cleaning / Trail Updates
- Topic: New 5.9 Variation on Squamish Buttress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14226
Re: New 5.9 Variation on Squamish Buttress
Nice to meet you, too, Luke.
I hope you had a great day. The weather was beautiful.
Steve
I hope you had a great day. The weather was beautiful.
Steve