Another from Stu Smith, this time outside of Squamish, BC.

With the 2016 Canadian Bouldering Nationals taking place at The Hive North Shore on Feb. 27-28, 2016, a number of athletes from across Canada will be travelling to the Vancouver area. This close to a competition most athletes are not training as hard as they can, but rather, fine tuning their on-sighting, game-plan strategy and mental preparation.

Photo courtesy of Ken Chow ©

Starting Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016, Climb Base5 will be stripping the Tsunami wall and setting competition style boulder problems including competition specific elements such as four point starts, bonuses, and tops. The problems will be split into two groups, Group A will be harder then Group B, and both sets will feature a diverse set of boulders.

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With the 2016 Vancouver International Film Festival just around the corner, Squamish Climbing Magazine will be sharing a few reviews of our favourite climbing films that will be featured during the festival.

Directed by Jon Herranz, ‘Panaroma’ features Edu Marin and his 62 year old father, Francisco Marín “Novato”, as they attempt to free Alex Huber’s ‘Panaroma (8c) located in the Tre Cime di Lavaredo National Park in the Dolomites. It is here that this father and son team working together to fulfill the climbing dreams of two generations. Through well thought story-telling and beautiful cinematography, we find ourselves rooting for this father/son team as they push towards the summit of Panaroma, one of hardest multi-pitch climbs of the world. With the rise of Edu Marin over the past few years as one of Spain’s strongest climbers, this film is surely not to be missed.

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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