I came across this concept posted by Corey Rich. For the full article, please visit his blog here.

I’ve always said that my good buddy Chris McNamara is one of the smartest and most impressive human beings that I know, both as an athlete but also as a business person and a community leader. In addition to being the mastermind behind Supertopo, a popular community website and guidebook-publishing business, he is also the founder of the American Safe Climbing Association, a nonprofit organization that helps keep America’s best climbing routes as safe as they were when they were first established. The ASCA has, to date, replaced over 14,000 old bolts, mostly in Yosemite but also at other areas around the country. The fact that we continue to get enjoy some of the oldest, most historic rock climbs in the U.S. and experience them at their original danger level is thanks to the thousands of hours of work by the dedicated ASCA climbers.

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Steve McClure travels to Pembroke to make the second ascent of the mighty Choronzon (E10 7a).

Over the summer, there has been a steady increase of theft from vehicles in the parking lot of Skaha Provincial Park. According to local residence Rolf Rybak, the break-ins have been unpredictable, occurring at all times throughout the day, making the problem very frustrating for visiting and local climbers alike. The intensity of the theft has also been a problem, with up to five break-ins on a given weekend, ranging from broken windows and stolen gear, to car batteries, where the thieves actually cut the batteries out of the car leaving climbers stranded.

Tony Chan soaking up the sun on Great White Wall. Photo courtesy of Rich Wheater ©

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Always love a Joe Kinder flick. A few impressions and a wobbler!

For every route that comes together, there’s another route that refuses to go. Joe Kinder proves that this holds true even for the best climbers in the world, and gives us a glimpse into what it’s like when broken holds, bad weather, and blown clips all conspire to keep him from sending.

“Naughty Elephant Party” (8c) in Abella de la Conca, Spain.

The Bow Valley has experienced one of the hottest and driest summers I have ever seen. As a result we have had a longer a season than we are typically used to, but we have also had a hotter summer than normal. The heat has chased many of the local climbers up to Acephale where you can always find cool temps. Acephale is home to many of the hardest sport climbs in the country but it doesn’t matter what grade you climb, if you go to Acephale, you are going to work hard.

Steve Townsend on Endless Summer (5.13d). Photo courtesy of Jamie Finlayson ©

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Since making the first free ascent of the Tom Egan Memorial Route on Snowpatch Spire in the Bugaboos, Will Stanhope has been taking it all in. Here is an interview between Jeremy Blumel and Will Stanhope via The Squamish Chief. For the full article, please click here.

The Tom Egan Memorial Route. Photo courtesy of Will Stanhope.

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Beautifully shot training video with some good tips on building fight and confidence.

Here are the links for the IFSC World Youth Championship for Bouldering FINALS.

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This week The Grand Wall Bouldering Co-op released a survey to determine the number of people interested in renewing their membership, both current members as well as the climbing community at large, for the upcoming year. As most of you know, a new commercial climbing facility, Ground Up Climbing, is currently under construction in town and is slated to open November 15th (unofficial) pending no delays in construction. With such a small year-round climbing community, the question needs to be asked as to whether these two ventures can co-exist in a town the size of Squamish. Squamish Climbing Magazine had a chance to sit down with Jeremy Blumel, a member of the co-op board and ask him a few questions to fill us in on the details. Here is what he had to say.

Hi Jeremy, thanks for taking the time to talking to us. So, the Grand Wall Bouldering Co-op just sent out a a survey to all its members. What is the survey all about and what are you folks trying to figure out?

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We are pleased to announce another great send this week. Local climber Sheri Kashman sent Animal Instinct (5.13a) at Pet Wall yesterday. Sheri has become somewhat of a Pet wall expert this year, sending Rocket (5.12d) early this summer. Animal Instinct is Sheri’s first 5.13a and a stout one at that!

In other news, Patrick Humphries sent The Summoning (v12) last week. Patrick has long been a frequent boulderer in Squamish and made rather short work of this difficult problem.