We are very pleased to have an update by Tom Wright on the development that has taken place on the Prow Wall over the past few weeks.

The Prow Wall is one of the most impressive chunks of granite on The Chief. It lies lookers left of the South Gully, across from The Buttress and to the right of the Echelon Wall. Most of the development has occurred on the right hand side of the wall, in the steep corner systems. Classic hard routes such as Teddy Bears Picnic (5.13a) and Gravity Bong (5.13a) shouldn’t be ignored by those who are capable.

Tom climbing ‘On the Prowl’ (5.12c) on his Prow Wall link up. Photo by Jia Condon ©

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A very intriguing trailer featuring Us Boulderer Angie Payne on an expedition to a remote island in French Polynesia.

Bouldering champion Angie Payne leaves everything behind when she accepts an invitation from veteran climber and explorer Mike Libecki to join him on his sixtieth expedition to a remote island in French Polynesia. Their objective: to put up a first ascent on the south face of 3,264-foot Poumaka. Directors Andy Mann and Keith Ladzinski capture blood, sweat, and tears as the team climbs through mud and fear into the vertical jungle mayhem.

Local Vancouver climber Dan Martin made an ascent of The Reckoning Stand (v10) over the weekend and here is a very high quality video of him on the problem. The beta for this problem continues to be refined and it is very cool to watch its progress.

Awesome uncut footage shot in 4k featuring Alex Megos on Chris Sharma’s First Round First Minute. The video was shot in wide angle and then cropped to feature Alex at the top of the route more clearly.

Video featuring Sisu Masters in Finland with Jimmy Webb, Nalle Hukkataival, Dave Graham, and Daniel Woods including Jimmy Webb’s flash of The Globalist (v14).

We are pleased to announce that Danny Guestrin has released a topo for a new route, Nanook (5 pitchs, 5.11d) on the lower left side of the North Walls.

Nanook follows steep cracks and corners on the lower-left side of the North Walls. This well-protected route features wild and varied climbing with exciting positions. It was first climbed as a winter adventure and upon reaching the top it was clear this line needed to be cleaned for its free climbing potential. Take the N.N. Gully trail and start below a partially bolted left-facing offwidth 30 m right of Tall Skinny People (or 50 m right of New Life).

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The Cat Lake Boulders continue to receive a lot of attention this spring. Luke Zimmerman has recently sent the highball Drive Direct (v12) after completing Drive (v11) a few weeks earlier. Luke managed to capture the ascent with a camera (check the video below).

In other Cat Lake news, both Jeremy Blumel and Kelly Franz sent White Lion (v10). This problem has really caught the attention of a few folks. A not to be careful up at Cat Lake as Michelle Yalowega found her oil pan on the ground after a nasty encounter with a rock!

Back in the Stawamus Chief, Hans Christian Montenegro recently sent Tippytoe Tippytoe (v10), an amazing problem in the North walls, and Nathan Hall sent Mutual Funds (v10) out in the Talus. Fantastic!

Chris Sharma and co visit Mallorca for some deep water soloing.

We are very pleased to announce that Quickdraw Publications newest guidebook ‘Vancouver Rock Climbing’ by Rich Wheater has finally arrived in Squamish, BC.

The guidebook includes over 300 routes that stretch from Vancouver to Lions Bay. The guide also includes a few hidden gems including The Apriary, located near Lion’s Bay, and The Lynn Loop Boulders, in North Vancouver. Authored by local climber and photographer Rich Wheater, the book is littered with a number of beautiful pictures that capture the breathtaking scenery that we have all come accustom to on the West Coast.

To order your copy now, please visit the Quickdraw Publications website.

A nicely crafted narrative on the life of a developer putting up routes and taking care of the crag.