Great little video out by Shaw Sea to Sky featuring Thomasina and Cedar Pidgeon.
Rock climbing is in Thomasina Pidgeon’s blood. As one of the top female Canadian boulderers, the Squamish resident has spent the last 15 years competing throughout the world. And as Shaw TV found out, there’s another special climber quickly following in her footsteps.
Two major recall notices from Black Diamond Equipment today regarding carabiners and quickdraws as well as 2014/2015 Nylon Runners. If you or someone you know has bought this equipment, it is vital that you let them know to check the Black Diamond website a verify if their equipment has been recalled.
We are so excited here at Squamish Climbing Magazine for the 2016 Vancouver International Film Festival to get started on Friday, February 12th, 2016! to check out the schedule and purchase tickets, please visit the VIMFF website
The 2016 Vancouver International Film Festival is just around the corner and Squamish Climbing Magazine is more than excited to be a part of it. The film festival has long been an event that brings the climbing community together to celebrate the virtue of adventure and this year is no exception. With any event of this magnitude, it simply doesn’t put on itself. Behind the scenes there are cogs and gears moving long before any of the films hit the screen. From volunteers to directors, people are dedicating hours and hours to making the festival happen.
One of those people who has taken on a pretty big role over the past six years in bringing the festival together is Tom Wright. Tom Wright spent the first 20 years of his life living a typical middle class English life. A life changing year studying in Montreal introduced him to rock climbing, snowboarding and Canadians – all of which he loved immediately! A natural move out West followed and for the past 7 years Tom has immersed himself in the coast mountain culture. He now lives in Squamish with his girlfriend Vikki and their dog Tundra. His official title at VIMFF is the Director of Film and Programming but he is also the guy who is there every night trying to make sure that things run smoothly. We thought it would be a great idea to interview Tom and get his thoughts on the festival this year and some of the highlights he is looking forward to.
Tom Wright on the VIMFF stage. Photo courtesy of VIMFF ©
Read Macadam, Arnaud Petit and Alex Ruscior travel to Oman to explore new routes!
In January 2016 I invited Arnaud Petit and Alex Ruscior to join me to explore and equip new routes in the heart of Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman. Follow our antics! Crooked in the front… The full film “Valley of Giants – A Bouldering Odyssey in Oman” will be screening at the dolomitifest.com/ on Feb 12 and at Festival Gorniskega filma gorniski.si/ on 17 February and will be publicly available after that! valleyofgiantsfilm.com
A great little video featuring Seb Bouin Climbing in Rodellar.
Just a reminder to all those members and non-members, The Climber’s Access Society of BC (CASBC) will be hosting their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 3rd, 2016 at The Hive North Shore. The meeting will start at 730pm.
Come out to support CASBC, as they talk about some of the issues surrounding climbing access in BC. They will also be electing new directors for the upcoming year. Be sure to support CASBC tomorrow or at the very least, purchase your membership here.
For all you Tommy Caldwell fans, Tommy will be presenting ‘A line Across the Sky’ tonight at the Patagonia Store Vancouver. Doors open at 7pm and there is a rumour of beer! All donations for this event will go towards the Squamish Access Society and it will be a great time to renew your membership if you haven’t already!
Here is a video from Tim Matthias featuring the route ‘Report All Poachers’ located on Riant Ridge, Valley of Shaddai area, in Squamish BC.
The 2016 Us Open Bouldering National Championship semi-final and final rounds take place today and will be live streamed thanks to LT11.TV. With a number of strong competitors including Daniel Woods, Jimmy Webb, and Ty Landman leading the charge, the event is surely not to be missed. It should be noted that during the qualification round, local BC climber Elan Jonas McCrae placed 25th in a very tough field. Best of luck to Elan as he starts out his competition season strong.
Here are the feeds for Semi-finals and finals below:
Semi-finals
Peter Winter / Leavenworth WA / Grand Wall Boulders / 25 V4 Circuit / Home Campus Board
Hope BC / Jeremy Smith / Scrub your Face / Godman Creek / Ring Workouts / Wiretap