Video: Muddy Waters in the Smoke Bluffs
Here is Squamish Climbing Magazine’s Luke Zimmerman enjoying a warm winter day on the Smoke Bluffs classic, Muddy Waters.
TBF: Climbing Icebergs
With all this ice climbing media, I thought I would post this film of climbing icebergs. If you missed this one, it is worth a watch!
Ice Climbing Niagara Falls with Will Gadd
Will Gadd was recently the first person to ice climb up the famous Niagara Falls and local videographer David Pearson and his team at Reel Water Productions was a big part of the process. Check out the latest below
Bishop Trippin featuring Charlotte Durif
Charlotte Durif is one of the athletes featured this month and the IFSC Climbing Camp taking place in Central Saanich, BC. Click the link to the right if you are interested in attending. Still a few spaces left!
Getting Ready for Provincials with Jesse Taplin
With the SCBC Provincial Bouldering Competition taking place at The Edge Climbing Centre this weekend, Miranda Guzzo had a chance to sit down with Jesse Taplin to talk about training and climbing. For those who don’t know, Jesse Taplin is a climber out of Mission, BC who trains at Climb Base5 in Coquitlam, BC. He recently placed first in the Triple Header this month and was the Provincial Champion last year. Jesse is also no stranger to outdoor climbing, sending The Worm Turns (v11) this year in Joe’s Valley and having sent a few tough boulders in Squamish, such as Primal Urge (v10) and Worm World Cave Low (v10).
Jesse Taplin floating up the wall at Climb Base 5. Photo courtesy of Shane Murdoch ©
The following interview was conducted by Miranda Guzzo. Hi Jesse, thanks for chatting with us. How are you feeling going into this weekend’s competition?
I feel pretty good about my chances, at least based on my performance thus far. I mean, it is a National Series Competition, so you never know who might show up from out of province to try and gain a few extra points, but you can’t psych yourself out over something like that. The best thing I can do is to keep training and leave as little to chance as possible and that’s what I have been doing.
Recent News ‘Megos and Lucid Dreaming’
Alex Megos recently completed the third ascent of ‘Lucid Dreaming (v15) in Bishop, CA. Lucid Dreaming has been featured in a number of climbing films, with ascents from Paul Robinson and Daniel Woods. Here is a video of Daniel on the problem from Exposure II.
Nils Favre made an ascent of From Dirt Flowers Grow (8c) in Chironico, Switzerland. Below is a video of his ascent. We had never heard of Nils, but I think we will be hearing a lot more of him. Video below. Source: 8a.nu
New Leavenworth Bouldering Guidebook with Kelly Sheridan
As the author of the original guidebook, Kelly Sheridan has long been a staple of the Leavenworth climbing scene. I don’t think there has been a time when I have driven down icicle canyon without seeing Kelly’s Subaru on the side of the road. When I do see his car, I know that another cluster of great boulders has been discovered. Not only is Kelly a climbing ‘sommelier’ of the Northwest, he is also one of the nicest and approachable guys around. Since the publication of Central Washington Bouldering, Leavenworth has become a must on any climbing road trip to the Pacific Northwest. Over the past few months, the buzz has started regarding the publication of the new Leavenworth guidebook and Squamish Climbing Magazine thought it best to catch up with the man himself.
Myles Byam airing it out above Icicle Creek on The Sleeping Lady. Photo courtesy of Aaron Matheson ©
Recent News ‘Kintsugi’
Nalle Hukkataival recently made the first ascent of the Mud Springs project in Red Rocks, Nevada, naming it Kintsugi (8C). Source: Menagerie Climbing
