Another Sharma flick!

This winter, my good friend Joe Kinder and I checked out the beautiful cave in Figols. We heard of a classics route David Gambus put up some years back ad were keen to see what it was all about. More than anything though, it was a great day to get out and climb with a good friend in a beautiful place.

Dave Mai is an independent music and film producer from the Okanagan. He started to get into film making about the same time he discovered rock climbing. He became passionate about both disciplines very quickly.

Dave has pitched a web series called “The Bluffs” to Telus Story Hive. Story Hive is STORYHIVE is a community-powered funding program for emerging content creators in BC and Alberta. This series will feature the Skaha Bluffs in Penticton, one of Canada’s best sport climbing destinations. The web series will feature some well known locals and classic climbs, while exploring what it takes for a community to come together to keep the Bluffs sustainable for future use.

To help Dave out, please visit the Storyhive website and vote for his series.

We are pleased to announce that Neil Dyer made the first ascent of ‘The B-side’ (5.13d) yesterday in Paradise Valley. Under the wire, Neil made it to the top minutes before having to leave to Vancouver to catch a flight to Wales, UK. There is a little confusion regarding the name as we have heard reports of both ‘Before We Fly’ and ‘The B-side’. We have chatted with Neil and he said ‘The B-side. Fantastic!

Neil on his rig. Photo courtesy of Thomas Burden ©

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New Mexico Bouldering by Owen Summerscales is set to release later this week and here at Squamish Climbing Magazine we couldn’t be more excited. The new guidebook, featuring the Land of Enchantment, covers the recently discovered huge quartzite and sandstone areas of the Ortega Mountains and Roy in northern New Mexico. The author, Owen Summerscales, has put a lot of time into this book, including an emphasis on beautiful pictures and layout. The book itself features over 1000 problems, 80% of which were previously undocumented. Squamish Climbing Magazine had a chance to catch up with Owen to chat about the experience of finding such a new area, his process writing the guidebook and how the local community hopes to manage impact to such a new area. Here is what he said.

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The final two episodes of Riders on the Storm

Episode 4

The first lead competition at Ground Up Climbing Centre finished up last night with a bang. Special thanks to all the volunteers and the staff at the climbing gym who make these events possible.

For full results, please visit the Sport Climbing BC website.

Here is the live feed for 2016 IFSC Climbing World Cup – Meiringen.

The youtube feed does not seem to be working but you can find a lesser quality stream here.

We are pleased to announce that both Alannah Yip and Sean McColl are moving on to semi-finals tomorrow at the IFSC World Cup in Meiringen, Switzerland Alannah currently sits in 16th place and Sean sits in 7th. For full results, please click here.

Here is the live feed for tomorrow

Very cool alpine video featuring some close rock as Blake Herrington makes his way on the’Enchanting Triple’.

We are very psyched to announce that Sarah Hart sent White Lion (v10) yesterday at the Cat Lake Boulders just north of Squamish. The Cat Lake Boulders seem to be catching fire over the past two weeks, with White Lion (v10) garnishing attention from a number of climbers. Sarah Hart has been climbing strong for a number of years now and this was her first v10. We are sure that this will not be the last time we here from her this season. Congratulations Sarah!

Sarah Hart on White Lion (v10). Photo by Jamie Finlayson ©