Nalle Hukkataival has made a repeat of The Nest (8C) in Red Rocks, Nevada. This problem was first discovered by Kenny Barker. Source: UKClimbing.

The Dawn Wall push continues to go well, with a report of Kevin Jorgenson being two pitches away from the Wino Ledge, where everything seems to get easier. Source: Rock and Ice.

This weekend, the Tour De Bloc made its way to Elevation Place in Canmore, AB. With competitors from across the country, the Canmore stop for the Tour de Bloc was a time for new faces to appear and for the old guard to show their stuff.

Birds eye of Elevation Place. Photo courtesy of Pam Eveleigh.©

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Thanks to Andy White, Squamish Climbing Magazine is pleased to be a part of this exclusive teaser release of a new bouldering film featuring the Okanagan Valley. Over the past few years, the Okanagan bouldering scene has come alive. The following is a teaser for the feature film ‘Out of the Shadows’ by Clayton Amall and Andy White.

Here are the final results for the Lead (Difficulty) disipline of the Sport Climbing BC Triple Header this weekend.

Women’s Open

1. Delany Miller
2. Alannah Yip
3. Allison Stewart Patterson

Men’s Open

1. Ryder Hoy
2. Ben Hughes
3. Matthew Wellington

Again, special thanks to Gavin Johnson for reporting the results of this weekend. Congratulations to everyone who competed. Look for our post comp coverage on Tuesday. For those who are interested, Open Boulder Provincials will be taking place at The Edge January 31st, 2015. For information, please check this link.

For those who don’t know James Lucas, he is one of a kind. A long staple in the North American climbing scene, James is the last standing ‘dirtbag’ (although looking at his current pedigree, he may be living indoors more than we think!). James lives in and around the Bay area for part of the year but most likely you can find him anywhere from Yosemite Valley, CA to Squamish, BC. If your really lucky, you may find him at your local Yuk Yuk’s making people laugh. James was an original contributor to Squamish Climbing Magazine and we thought it would be cool to get his take on Yosemite Valley right now.

Photo courtesy of Michael Pang.

You were in Yosemite all week. What was it like there with all the hoopla?

The Valley’s pretty empty and quiet except for El Cap meadow. The tourists buses park next to the meadow and throngs of camera toting visitors point their cameras at El Cap looking for the climbers. Most people point their cameras in the wrong direction.

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The final results are in from Canmore, AB and the Tour De Bloc. Congratulations to all the athletes and special thanks to the volunteers and everyone who made the event happen.

Women’s Open

1. Allison Vest
2. Alyssa Weber
3. Eva Thompson
4. Stacey Weldon
5. Becca Frangos
6. Regan Kennedy
7. Samantha
8. Freya Hammond-Thrasher

Men’s Open

1. Andrew Funk
2. Marc Eveleigh
3. Dmitri Karaman
4. Scott Eveleigh
5. Dan Archambault
6. Pete Woods
7. Aaron Sadlier
8. Patrick Gibeau

Check in with Squamish Climbing Magazine for a full write up on Monday.

Luke Zimmerman, a Squamish Climbing Magazine contributor, was after it today and ended up sending The Squaminator (v12) despite weird weather conditions. This problem is graded V12 but Luke is suggesting a possible downgrade to V11. Luke’s having a great winter, previously sending The Method (v12). Nice work out there Luke!

Again, Squamish Climbing Magazine recognizes those who put considerable effort into sending their projects. Let us know of any sends that should be mentioned!

The bouldering results are in for the SCBC Triple Header taking place at The Boulders in Central Saanich, BC this weekend.

Women’s Final

1. Alannah Yip
2. Tiffany Melius
3. Delano Miller

Men’s Final

1. Jesse Tapin
2. Gavin Johnson
3. Tristen Gosselin

As there is technically no FINAL for this event, these are the finishing results for the Bouldering Discipline. Congratulations everyone! Stay tuned for Speed climbing today and Difficulty tomorrow. Special thanks again to Gavin Johnson for keeping us up-to-date.

Special thanks to Bonar McCallum for getting us these results as quick as possible. Going into the finals tonight are the following:

Women’s Open

1. Stacey Weldon
2. Eva Thompson
3. Becca Frangos
4. Allison Vest
5. Alyssa Weber
6. Regan Kennedy
7. Samantha Li
8. Freya Hammond-Thrasher

Men’s Open

1. Scott Eveleigh
2. Marc Eveleigh
3. Dan Archambault
4. Andrew Funk
5. Dmitri Karaman
6. Pete Woods
7. Aaron Sadlier
8. Patrick Gibeau

These athletes will compete tonight, with isolation at 6pm and finals beginning at 7pm. We just got word that these finals will be on a live stream found here. If you are in the area, go down to cheer them on!