In a 4-3 vote, Squamish council voted to amend the current van camping bylaw to include all land within the District of Squamish with campgrounds as the only exception. See Squamish Chief article here.

The Vehicle Residents of Squamish group has written an open letter and started a signed petition to stop the ban, which will likely be added to the business meeting agenda next Tuesday, July 28th for a final reading.

Another group of facebook has started a Disruption Protest Against Squamish Camping Ban that will take place on August 1st to demonstrate how important vehicle camping is to the greater community in Squamish.

Brent Barghahn Attempts Ring That Bell (5.13R) in Bells Canyon.

Often times, adversity sneaks up on us, and how we handle it can define our future. Usually, that adversity isn’t a 100 foot ground fall though.

Jimmy Webb making his way through some of Rocklands hardest testpieces including 4 8C’s and multiple first ascents.

Drew Marshall and Jacob Cook have established an alternate end pitch to Inner Fire.‘From Slab Kid to Slab Man: the Baptist of Friction’ – 12c, 35m, 9 bolts

An alternate finish to Inner Fire or Millenium Falcon. High quality dyke climbing with a cruxy bulge. Bolted on lead!

FA Jacob Cook, Drew Marshall, July 2020

Video of the first ascent of the boulder “Upgrade U” in the Frankenjura. This project was found around 20 years ago and various climbers in the Frankenjura have attempted it.

BC Hydro will be doing blasting for the rest of July near the bottom of the Petgill Lake trail (used for access to Splitzville). Please exercise extreme caution in the area. Right now it is still possible to use the trail but there may be closures, so respect any signage in the area and let us know if there are issues.

Allison Vest Sends The Terminator in Squamish, BC.

The first ascent of Lithium 8B+ (V14) with Dave MacLeod.