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Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2015 - 08:12pm PT
What like when gripped steals your work to boost thier social medial presence only to delete it when you ask to get paid for it?? ;)

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Vvvvvvv
Darn it !
thekidcormier

Gym climber
squamish, b.c.
Jul 8, 2015 - 09:04pm PT
Squamish Totally Uber-obscura Chimney Klubs' boldest member seen wearing out the knees on his cargo pants and scuffing his elbows...

Edit: baldest not boldest
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 9, 2015 - 07:40am PT
Nice work Andy, Chasing Rainbows is hard!

S.T.U.C.K. Is at it again! What's that thing called Luke?

Tami-dunno, at least a couple layers before you get to the ink i'd say... Lol
MH2

Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
Jul 9, 2015 - 08:36am PT
Nice T.U.C.K. art installation. Where do we go to see it? One of those rare photos that is equally believable no matter which way you turn it.
Jane Gallwey

Big Wall climber
Ireland
Jul 10, 2015 - 03:28pm PT
Anybody want to climb tomorrow? My partner felt sick and bailed, we were planning to do Rambles/Snake/Boomstick/Butt Lite but now I'm all on my lonesome and would love to get climbing tomorrow. Want to climb anything!
Cheers,
Jane
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 11, 2015 - 08:49am PT
Did you find anyone Jane??
Barney Rubble

Trad climber
ALAMEDA
Jul 23, 2015 - 11:29am PT
Bump for one of the coolest climbing areas anywhere!


Here's one from BITD when climbers wore beards and wool to stay warm.


Tom Bridge emerging (still smiling) from Perry's lieback.


Is this tree still part of the Grand Wall experience?

Tricouni

Mountain climber
Vancouver
Jul 23, 2015 - 12:28pm PT
Nice pics, Barney!
MH2

Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
Jul 24, 2015 - 07:11am PT
Thanks for the Squamish photos and stories.

Yes, the abused tree on the Sail Flake pitch of Grand Wall (lite) is still there. It can be avoided by starting a few feet right of it but this is Squamish so you get more credit, not less, if you climb the tree.
Barney Rubble

Trad climber
ALAMEDA
Jul 24, 2015 - 08:58am PT
Tammy - I think you said that in a cartoon about a mythical crag. The leader says in a tremulous voice "It's steep and the rock is all pointy" or some such thing. I'm not exactly sure how the tremulous voice is portrayed, but that's the magic I guess. Still makes me laugh :-)

Here's one from the way back machine, 1980ish? Bill Myers and I are on Exasperator while you and Peter cruise the left side of Split Pillar (with your pinky toes hanging out of your EBs). I livened things up by whipping out of the crack, pulling a nut or two, and taking a big skidder!

Andy - from a very young age it's understood somehow that trees are made for climbing. 8a.nu must award bonus points for that sort of thing.
maurop

Gym climber
B-dot
Jul 24, 2015 - 09:39am PT
Keep those old school pics coming.

Eric, thanks again for climbing with me that night. Getting the onsight on orphan was not easy. Hardcore, old school 5.8! Awesome.

Anyone know this classic? Should be easy to figure it out. Just use the force....

Newbie climbing.



MH2

Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
Jul 24, 2015 - 09:59am PT
My first and still clear climbing memory is of starting up a towering sunflower stalk in the backyard of our house in Oklahoma City, 1950ish. I can't remember what happened next but I probably retreated because of the holds being prickly and sticky. Maybe there were ants. Trees were far better to get nearer the sky.
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 24, 2015 - 11:36am PT
Wow! The Bear? Hi Peder!


Nice post Eric! Maurop, i recognize the star wars traverse...

Sorry i haven't had much time or stoke to post here lately. Things are looking up, and i'll be getting out again more soon.

Here's another one of Heather on Dierde for now.
Synchronicity

Trad climber
British Columbia, Canada
Jul 24, 2015 - 02:44pm PT
Here's a few shots from a recent trip up this classic mini wall...




MH2

Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
Jul 24, 2015 - 03:22pm PT
Was that 5 July, Synchronicity?

Synchronicity

Trad climber
British Columbia, Canada
Jul 24, 2015 - 04:22pm PT
No sorry MH2 we were July 17-18
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 27, 2015 - 01:20pm PT
Rest in Peace Kyle. I didn't know you, but many people around me were fortunate enough to have. Too many falling deaths lately...

http://globalnews.ca/news/2133785/former-ontario-resident-dies-in-speed-flying-incident-on-stawamus-chief/
Synchronicity

Trad climber
British Columbia, Canada
Jul 27, 2015 - 03:41pm PT
Oh no, sorry to hear the news, was this yesterday or last sunday? When we were up on U-wall 2 flyers went right past us.
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 2, 2015 - 04:49pm PT
Ya Sync, Sunday. Yes, a pregnant widow. Very sad.
Edit Really cool pictures man! Thanks for those.

Heather and I got out today...
Guess where?
MH2

Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
Aug 2, 2015 - 06:01pm PT
That is unmistakably a famous milestone in the history of route-cleaning at Squamish.



A different kind of climb:




Guy who knows Sibylle Hechtel




Sebastien who kindly gave me a belay while Tom went back to the car for his other shoe.




Part of a new multi-pitch. We met the couple who climbed it and they said it was good.
They came past on their way down as I was sliding down the start of Magic Carpet Ride, which seems to have been sprayed with a climber-proof non-stick coating.

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