We are pleased to announce that North Vancouver local, Alannah Yip, sent Division Bell (5.13d) on the Big Show in Cheakamus Canyon near Squamish, BC.
Alannah has been training and completing in the IFSC World Cups over the past year and has gained some considerable strength and endurance. The send took her four days on the wall and may be the third known female ascent of this climb. This is the first of the grade for Alannah but certainly won’t be the last! Congratulations Alannah!
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Climbers looked at it and said, ‘You’d have to be hallucinating to see a route up there,'” recalls Hallucinogen Wall first ascensionist Jim Newberry. Upping the ante, Nik Berry and Hayden Kennedy sought to climb it free.
We are very psyched to announce that both Dan Beland and Jared Nelson have extended their season on the Big Show in Cheakamus Canyon by both sending in the same week.
Jared on Pulse (5.14a). Photo by Eli Dunsbury ©
Both climbers are more than experienced on the wall, with Dan cleaning up last year sending Pulse (5.14a), Patience (5.14a) and Revival (5.14b) while Jared accomplishing the same feat over the course of this season.
Last week, Dan and Jared both sent on the same day, with Dan sending Captain America (5.14b) and Jared sending Patience (5.14) only to return to the wall two days ago to send Supermanboy (5.14c), a link up of Revival into Freewill.
As with any send, a congratulations is in order!
We are pleased to announce Cranbook-based climber Gord McArthur made the first ascent of his three year journey to complete the 80 meter drytool mega-route, Storm Giant (M16).
We are pleased to announce that local climber Luke Zimmerman has made an ascent of the increasingly popular A Block (v12). Video below.
American-based climber and all around road-dog, Keith Allan Peters recently made an ascent of Squaminator (v12) AKA The Coping. Video below
Nice feature on Dru Mack by the very talented Tara Kerzhner.
Lots of news coming out of Canmore, AB these days! Last week, Canmore-local Becca Frangos sent Fudge Packer (5.13d) at Planet X in Canmore, AB. Becca is climbing strong after spending the year training and attending a few IFSC events. Congratulations Becca! More to come I am sure.
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