This video features Nate Woods from the Lower Mainland doing the first ascent at Elbow Lake. According to Marco, this problem is similar to No Troblems but with 30+ ft of climbing. Nate added a hard sit start to an old classic, Suspension of Disbelief V10. Not sure of the new rating but it definitely V10+. Filmed and edited by Marco Lefebvre.
Will Stanhope ‘What I love about Trad Climbing’
For those interested, here is a link to Will Stanhope’s latest blog post courtesy of Arcteryx.
“When I was eighteen I landed a job as a “Nature Guide” at the Capilano Suspension Bridge. It was the most relaxing summer job I’ve ever had. While my other friends were tediously perched on a ladder painting houses or straining with a wheel-barrow load of gravel, my job was simply to saunter around the park in an old-fashioned fisherman’s outfit, pointing out the hemlocks and cedars to the tourists. On my down time I’d hide underneath the swinging bridge, eat ice cream and stare at the swirling green water of Capilano River and daydream about rock climbing.
For full article, please click here.
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Strength Training on Pull-up Bar
This video is pretty well done and features a full workout on a round pull-up bar. Perfect for those with a finger injury or someone just looking to improve their strength.
Project Fear featuring Dave Macleod
This is a must watch for any Dave Macleod fan!
“In the summer of 2014 Dave MacLeod set his sights on opening a hard new route on Cima Ovest in the Italian Dolomites. A bold objective for anyone at any time. For Dave though, this project brought with it some of the greatest challenges he has ever faced.
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Sean McColl and Domen Skofic on Warming Up
Warming up properly is essential to any climber, whether they are getting ready for competition or going outside. A poor warm up schedule can lead to an early pump, a negative performance, and even injury. Here is what Sean and Domen had to say about their warm up during competition. Again, these videos are quite detailed but I think everyone could take something away from what these competitors had to say.
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Rock and Rope Competition Final Results
Alison Stewart-Patterson cutting her feet. Photo courtesy of Shane Murdoch ©
Here are the results for this weekends Rock and Rope difficulty and speed competition held at The Rock Wall in Maple Ridge, BC this weekend.
Open Women
1. Tiffany Melius
2. Christie Spurrell
3. Mika Hosoi
4. Alison Stewart-Patterson
5. Hannah Block
6. Julia Massulo
7. Jaylene Pratt
8. Taylor Forsyth
Open Men
1. Jesse Taplin
2. Kyle Murdoch
3. Tristen Gosselin
4. Scott Williams
5. Conner Shellenburg
6. Hayden Jones
7. Ivan Luo
8. Jake Forsyth
We will post full results tomorrow! Congratulations everyone!
Posted in Indoor, Recent News
Ground Up Climbing reveals Membership Prices
Ground Up climbing just released a limited Membership drive to help with their fundraising event scheduled on April 10th at the Squamish Academy of Music starting at 630pm. This event will be full of fun activities including the unveiling of the wall plans for the gym.
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SCS Open National Finals
SCS Nationals took place at Central Rock Gym in Boston, Massachussetts this weekend. Kia Lightner and Delaney Miller were the first place winners on Saturday. Final results are listed below.
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Domen Skofic on Underground (9a) and Papichulo (9a+)
Domen Skofic on Underground (9a). Photo credit: Honda Photography
For those who haven’t heard of Domen Skofic, he is a young professional climber from Slovenia. Last year, he had two fourth place finishes during the World Cup season and recently sent Papichulo (9a+) in Spain and Underground (9a) in Arco.
Domen was one of the athletes who was a part of the IFSC Climbing Camp in February and Squamish Climbing Magazine will be featuring him in a few upcoming videos. During his trip, Domen had the opportunity to visit Squamish and try Dreamcatcher (9a). He was quick to make a number of links and, when talking to Domen about the route, he said he will be sure to come back for the send. Here are two videos of Domen on his most recent sends.
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