We are pleased to announce that Zac McGurk made the second ascent of First Flight (5.14c) this afternoon. Zak has been a staple in the bow valley community for 15+ years and recently took some time off climbing while he completed his education and started his career. Zak has always loved COLD temps though and he got his wish this week.
Zak McGurk today on First Flight. Photo courtesy of Josh Muller ©
Here are the latest and greatest for 2016 climbing shoes. Check out our review of the Evolv Luchador SC here.
Raw video of Nalle on a Grampians project. Looks pretty cool!
Reel Rock 10 Tour is coming soon!
The year’s best new films from the vertical edge, featuring Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Daniel Woods, and a special tribute to the late Dean Potter. 500 shows around the world coming Fall 2015. Visit http://reelrocktour.com/ to find a screening near you. Music: It’s On by Teen Girl Scientist Monthly.
Here are the BC dates for the tour:
October 14, 2015 @ The Rio Theatre in Vancouver, BC
October 16, 2015 @ Centenial Theatre in North Vancouver, BC
Tickets can be purchased in advance for $15 dollars through the VIMFF website.
Here is note from Chris Small of the Squamish Access Society regarding the 2015 Golden Scrub Brush Awards.
The time has come again for nominations for the 2015 SAS Golden Scrub Brush Awards aka ‘The Scrubbies’ to show your appreciation for those hard working scrubbers putting up your new favourite route. This year’s awards will cover routes established in the 2010-2015 period. The longer time interval allows appreciation to build for routes, similar to fine wine. So, go through that well thumbed 2012 version of Squamish Select and look through the New Route section, the free topo section at Quickdraw Publications, and Squamish Climbing Source to pick out some favourites for nomination.
Tommy Caldwell talks being held hostage in Kyrgyzstan. Worth a watch!
Close to Victoria (15 minute drive), there is a new little bouldering wall dubbed the ‘Francis King’ Bouldering Wall. See Reagan Daly show us a few of the problems.
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!
For all those who use the North Walls of the Squamish Chief, here is a notice from Chris Small of the Squamish Access Society.
The Slhanny. Photo credit: Unknown
Squamish Access Society has been informed by Oceanview Forest Products, the licensee for Cutblock SW144 in the Olesen Creek drainage on south side of Slhanny, that they are going to commence harvesting operations at the end of September. The following is the timing of operations: “Falling and road building will commence at the end of September 2015 . Hauling should commence about October 12, 2015. Harvesting and hauling operations should be completed by the middle of December 2015.
The roads we will be hauling on are :
Shannon FSR from 2.2km
Stawamus-Indian FSR from 1.6km and,
The Mamquam River FSR from 3.8km to the highway.”
We are pleased to announce that Bonar McCallum has completed his most recent multi-pitch project at Lookout Proper in Echo Canyon. The new three pitch route, aptly named Highway to the Danger Zone (5.12a, 5.12b, and 5.13c), takes the line to the right of Greg Tos’s Where the Wild Things Are.
The top pitch of Highway to the Danger Zone (5.13c). Photo courtesy of Bonar McCallum ©
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