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thekidcormier
Gym climber
squamish, b.c.
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Sep 19, 2012 - 11:34am PT
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Fishboy can you please post picture of your shreded legs. The people need to see what tantslus crack will do yo the unprepared!
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Sep 19, 2012 - 01:00pm PT
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Neither of those last airplane pics is of the Cascades.
As already ID'ed, the second one is of Judge Howay's south face.
The other pic is of Clarke-Recourse-Viennese and environs.
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Fish Boy
Trad climber
Vancouver
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Sep 19, 2012 - 02:15pm PT
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There is so much swelling and pressure down there it hurts to stand up.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 19, 2012 - 02:21pm PT
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Beavers Ripped My Flesh!
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Fish Boy
Trad climber
Vancouver
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Sep 19, 2012 - 02:24pm PT
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With pants, chalk and no sun, I hope it will feel less desperate. Can't wait to jump on it again, fresh, without a days climbing behind me.
These are all excuses though, anyone with some technique should rumble up it.
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Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
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Sep 19, 2012 - 02:26pm PT
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Jim, I think the 3rd photo might be the Valhallas, but not 100% sure.
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Fish Boy
Trad climber
Vancouver
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Sep 19, 2012 - 03:02pm PT
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So I've been looking at this little wall with the glacier to its right for a while now...Is it The Castle or in that area? Any good walls out there?
Photo taken from the southern end of Valleycliff looking west.
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pazzo
climber
Vancouver BC
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Sep 19, 2012 - 03:33pm PT
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Fish Boy, are you sure that is a glacier to the right? The closest glaciers to Squamish are in the Tantalus, no? Your pic is looking west towards Echo Lake.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Sep 19, 2012 - 03:47pm PT
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The Castle - one of the Touch and Go Towers - is more or less in bottom left of the photo, or a bit left of there, behind the trees. Not far above sea level, at the mouth of the river. The remnants of a volcanic plug, IIRC.
Paging Tricouni, who's climbed there.
The mountains in the photo are probably Mount Murchison (left) and Mount Lapworth (right), with part of Mount Conybeare behind. Echo Lake nestled in the cirque between them. None are quite glaciated, but all have typical granitic dome features.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2012 - 04:57pm PT
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Wow Nick! That's Crazy! I heard Robbins boots are the ticket on that one ;)
MH is right, definetly Echo Lake vicinity. Looks like it's down the valley a bit more on Google earth..
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Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
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Sep 19, 2012 - 06:12pm PT
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The Touch and Go Towers from downtown Squamish. Memorial and Chockstone towers out of sight well to the right of photo, same with the Fang and Fortress. Not splitter granite, to put it mildly.
I've labelled these, because some long-time residents of Squamish (climbers, too) have no idea what's what on the west side of the river. From left to right, in case the labels are hard to read: the Castle, the Fiascos, and Teapot Tower. Castle is the most frequently climbed (and it's fun) and the Teapot has had but one ascent (1958 - Dick Culbert and John Owen). Many people have looked since, none have dared.
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Sep 19, 2012 - 06:51pm PT
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Jim the third pic sure looks like the Bugs to me. Howsers centre left. Then Crossed fish etc. Pigeonfeathers and southwest face of Snowpatch right of that. No?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Sep 19, 2012 - 07:55pm PT
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Well, if you have to fly to and from Winnipeg, Jim definitely got a good view during the trip.
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Scrubber
climber
Straight outta Squampton
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Sep 19, 2012 - 11:11pm PT
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Did you say squeamish?
Thank you so much for adding quality material to one of the longest actual climbing threads on the tacostand. I hope that's your hand after climbing the offwidth on Tantalus Wall.
Crisp fall days are upon us! It's time to go slab climbing!!!!!
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Sep 20, 2012 - 12:43pm PT
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The only similar stuff in that broad general vicinity that's south/west facing should be the south side of the Adamants group, but it doesn't look anything like that. I also considered it could be the Leaning Towers or the Gold Range but they don't look much like that (or anywhere near that glaciated).
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 20, 2012 - 01:31pm PT
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I'm pretty sure that's the Howsers, and that the "gendarme-size peak is probably Flattop.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Sep 20, 2012 - 02:44pm PT
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Good points. Photo is gone.
I hope that's your hand after climbing the offwidth on Tantalus Wall.
If that happens I'll surely enjoy friendly Canada and will make a point to shake your hand.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 20, 2012 - 03:49pm PT
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Ahh Zbrown, no worries, these guys just get a little protective of this thread sometimes, even with me! ;) It's our little haven from the typical supertopo troll offerings.
So thanks for the bumps, and if you are at all interested in climbing at squamish on supertopo this is the place to be!
Edit: not to say all the other climbing threads on this site aren't cool, i was speaking of the typical politard OT thread, which are sometimes very interesting but often get mired down in name calling and such.
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Scrubber
climber
Straight outta Squampton
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Sep 20, 2012 - 08:30pm PT
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Thanks for pulling it zbrown. We canuks are generally a very friendly bunch, just not when someone tries to piss on the parade.
I'll gladly shake your bloodied hand after a day of off-width battling. Hopefully we'll meet out there someday.
Kris
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Sep 20, 2012 - 11:54pm PT
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^if someone pissed on your parade, you better look down at your shoes, because it wasn't me. We Finlanders can be a very tenacious bunch. Try to develop a little humor in you life.
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