My friend Greg is a hardman from Colorado and he spends his summers "picking all the plum lines" on the west coast. This was his first visit to Sqamish and I think it's safe to say he was not disappointed by the "plums" in Squamish! Even though I'm too wimpy to climb the hardman routes that Greg would have otherwise, we hit up all the base routes on the chief and then took a spin on the Grand wall!
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 I took the first 2 easy pitches. Credit: roadman |
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 Cool water view! Credit: roadman |
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 Cool pro on the 2nd to last pitch Credit: roadman |
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 Getting off was fun too! Ha "getting off"... Credit: roadman |
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 Since we had some energy left we thought a little iorn pumping at the Steamworks was in order... Credit: roadman |
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 It all ended with a bang! Summer fireworks on the beach! Credit: roadman |
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In the end I took all the easy pitches 1,2,6 and 8, and Greg led the meat and potatoes of the route. As a bonus on the hike down the falls trail we were greeted by a group of naked young ladys(!) hanging out in the sun on one of the rock slab banks. Needless to say, Greg is already planning his next visit.
