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220m. A generally easy and un-sustained, but sometimes run-out climb across and up the Apron.
(5.4, 20-30m) Climb easy but unprotected slab to a horizontal break, then traverse right until a pair of birch trees.
(5.easy, 30m) Continue right along the horizontal break, slightly up then curving back down until a stand of trees.
(5.5 R, 15m) Stem up a tree, then step onto a slab. Friction up the unprotected slab to more trees.
(5.7, 30m) Climb unprotected slab above the trees towards trending leftwards, then step right to a bolt. Pull a couple 5.7 moves past the bolt, then more unprotected slab left to a corner. Surmount the corner and bulge above, then traverse up and left to trees.
(5.4, 15m) Move left to an obvious flake then up into a groove. Make a gear belay.
(5.7, 30m) Pull up onto the slab right of the belay and angle up and right on un-protected slab to into a corner, follow this for a bit, then left and up to trees.
(5.4 50m) Climb up into a water runnel; follow this and obvious cracks until you find a stance with small gear behind a flake and belay.
(5.4 50m) Continue up the flake above past a detached piece of slab, then up the easier slab to the trees.
Route history
| 1965 | First ascent: Dan Tate & Barry Hagen |
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Warnings
| 25 Aug 2022 |
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Location
- Lat/Lon: 49.68640, -123.14693
Grade citation
| 5.4,5.0,5.5,5.7,5.4,5.7,5.4,5.4 | Assigned grade |
| 5.7 | Al Riedel |
| 5.7 | Chris Whelan |
| 5.7 | ★★★Jessie Bush |
| 5.8 | ★★James Hardy |
| 5.8 [5.7 - 5.9] ++ | grAId |
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Quality
Overall quality 66 from 58 ratings.
Difficulty - 5.7
Based on 3 ratings.
Suggested Grade
Based on 3 ratings.
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Author(s): Marc Bourdon
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9781777147129
Your trusty guide through more than 3500 boulder problems scattered around Squamish and the surrounding area. Containing an extensive history of Squamish bouldering, info about planning a trip, as well as countless colour photos, maps and infographics, this guide provides the details for navigating one of North America's top bouldering destinations. It includes a comprehensive list of problems for when you're climbing by yourself, a new Top 100 list featuring boulders from V0 through V14, and even the infamous list of the Squamish 7 Terrors.
Author(s): Kevin McLane & Andrew Boyd
Date: 2018
ISBN: 9780986519147
A definitive guidebook describing the rock climbing found at Squamish, near Vancouver, covering both single pitch routes, and the huge multi-pitch routes up the face of the infamous Chief face.
Author(s): Rich Wheater
Date: 2015
ISBN: 978-0-9877796-5-6
With 300 routes, 600 boulder problems and a handful of fine alpine objectives, Vancouver Rock Climbing provides comprehensive coverage of the diverse climbing scene around Vancouver, Canada.
- Provides detailed coverage of Howe Sound, Caulfeild Sea Cliffs, Cypress Falls Park, Cypress Mountain, Grouse Mountain, Lynn Valley and Deep Cove
- Includes full-color images and maps, descriptions of conditions and approach notes for each climbing area
- Each climb description tells you what gear to use, how many bolts there are, a difficulty rating, the pitch length and where to start and end
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