More sending! We are pleased to announce that Eric Breed has made an ascent of The Deputy (v12) in the North Walls.

Stewart Hughes (or Welsh Stu!) recently reported on the Squamish Rock Climbing Forum that a large chunk of rock has come off The Stawamus Chief approximately 40 metres left of Mushy Peas, leaving a significant scar. Those in the area of South Gully or Rock On should be aware of the potential instability above that area.

Lots of happenings in Squamish right now. Elan Jonas McCrae has made an ascent of Terminator (v13). The line completes Squaminator by topping out via Squaminator Traverse (v9). In other news, Ivan Lou sent Squaminator (v12), his first of the grade. The climb was also sent by young gun Brennan Doyle. This area is getting a lot of attention right now!

Other happenings in the forest include Danny Martin sending The Egg (v11) Tyson Braun sending Black Council (v11) and Gabriel Moch putting up a new highball above Krishna Cave.

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We are very pleased to announce that Allison Vest has sent Squaminator (v12) in Squamish, BC. Sending a couple of days ago after only two sessions, Allison seems to be in top form after the competition season this year. She also made quick work of Agoraphobia (v11), Ozzmosis (v11), and The Seam (v10).

Photo by Kim McGrenere ©

We are pleased to announce that Graham McGrenere has made an ascent of A-Block (v12) in Squamish, BC.

Graham has been putting in a ton of hours training over the past year and it looks like it is paying off, as he recently sent Room Service (v1) and The Pool (v10). Speaking to Graham, A-Block took him a number of tries over four different sessions. He reported that it was harder than Squaminator but much easier than Room Service.

Elan Jonas McCrae also made an ascent of A-Bock (v12) last week as he revisited Singularity, also making progress on that problem.

Graham on A-Block (v12). Photo by Kim McGrenere ©

We are very psyched to announce that Allison Vest has made quick ascents of Agoraphobia (v11) and The Seam (v10) on the same day this week. Allison had a big scare last weekend at the 2019 Open Boulder Nationals, falling on problem #1 and hurting her ankle. The injury was good this week so she decided to step outside and send her first v10 and v11 in the same day! Congratulations Allison!

Read our interview with Allison Vest prior to last weeks competition.

Allison on Agoraphibia (v11). Photo by Ivan Lou ©

Two big local sends in one evening. We are very psyched to announce that Ben Harnden sent the Squamish test piece Northridge (v14) last night in Gibb’s Cave, exiting the problem to the right as for Black Hole.

Ben Harnden on North Ridge (v14). Photo by Lan Yao ©

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While the rain washed away most of the travelling climbers, there were a few that stuck it for this weeks sunny and cold temperatures. With the drop in temperature, there has been a number of notable ascents in the boulders.

We are pleased to announce that Paul Nadler, a travelling climber from the United States, has completed Shelter (v13). Paul has been coming back to Squamish on a regular basis for a couple years now, travelling with his dog Karma. Originally called Sharma’s Cave (v11) with a french-start from the bottom, The Shelter was first climbed by Tim Clifford and starts established on the beginning holds. We are glad to see Paul is back in top form!

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