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Arti
Trad climber
Vancouver, BC
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Jan 19, 2014 - 10:18pm PT
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All the tube topos are gone from Area 44 :'(
Also a huge thank you to the guys that built that place. The whole thing feels like a massive passion project and you can feel the love ooze from the walls. I love it :D
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Jan 20, 2014 - 01:30pm PT
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You're right - thought that Unbearable was on that face but it's much closer to the corner.
That said, I remember exploration of that wall even back in the late 90s, surprised nothing has come to fruition yet. The cleaned features look to go all the way up?
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MH2
climber
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Jan 20, 2014 - 05:46pm PT
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There looks to me to be a good line of vertical features for the first 2/3s, then it gets steeper and looks problematic, from a distance, that is.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 20, 2014 - 10:59pm PT
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Looks pretty hard up there. I bet it'll go eventually.
Sorry i missed your visit to Squamish Oplopanax.
It's been gorgeous at the bluffs lately. Here's a couple from friday.
Kyle on the rocks.
Kyle on Hans Groper 10c
It's been a pretty mellow birthday. I was tired from yesterday, so no climbing. Sandra and i are going for Chinese now.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jan 21, 2014 - 01:04am PT
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Oh, it's your Bday Mike!! Well happy Bday there guy! I guess ur like me & don't say anything, cheers buddy hope it was a good one.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2014 - 05:31pm PT
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Thanks Ryan!!
It's another beautiful day in Squamish! From what i hear anyways.. Sandra's a bit hung after my birthday party last night, and i was pretty lazy too.
We're on the highway now. Hoping to get a couple pitches in b4 it gets dark.. Lol
Here's another nice pic from Hans Groper the other day. The clouds that day made for some amazing ribbon skies!!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jan 26, 2014 - 05:46pm PT
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love reading about this place!
good deal for a thread!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2014 - 05:48pm PT
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Thanks Pyro! I love your stoney thread too dude! Keep it up!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2014 - 08:54pm PT
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Ya. Fire season could be nasty. I still think we'll see some major precip in march and april. A la 2004..
Today was absolutely gorgeous! Sandra and i met up with Kyle and got a couple laps in. Twas a bit colder than Friday.
Last week Kyle and Nina and i got out and hit up the skulduggery crag.
I got Kyle to hang a rope for me, on the new 11a just to the left of Skulduggery.
Anyone know what this thing is called??
Close up
Then I tried to adjust the exposure to compensate for the white streaks, and ended up overexposing somehow... Doh!!
Then our buddy Ben showed up
To be continued....
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Jan 26, 2014 - 11:45pm PT
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One of the best days of xc skiing in years up at the WOP! Perfect kick, fast skis, and rocketship downhills. If I keep this up I may be fit enough to climb soon.
Great to see everybody getting out. One of these days the car will stop in Squish and climbing season will start.
Cheers,
Todd
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 27, 2014 - 12:42am PT
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Nice Todd! Good to hear you're out enjoying yourself too!!
Trippy Kyle
Trippy Nina
Kyle wanted to do so I threw the camera on the tripod and played with the smartphone remote feature.. Pretty cool.
Heresy 10d
Close up of Kyle, Ben and I
When Kyle finished, the Pad people showed up, and we went down to Neat and Cool for a few highballs.
Luke N on Psychopath 11c
Rich on the same
Kieran on Psychopath
Luke N on There you go Andy 12c and Kieran on Kangaroo Corner 11a
Kieran on Kangaroo
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Jan 27, 2014 - 01:10am PT
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Mike, your rebound is amazing!!!
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jan 27, 2014 - 01:31am PT
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Since i was too destroyed from all the climbing I actually knocked the dust off of my camera yesterday & tried taking some photos.
Here's a sequence of Josh on………
(Mike, Brownie, Cormier no guessing!)
I also saw what appeared to be this woman & her dog rescuing or kidnapping someone from the nearby mental ward. I figured i'd snap a pic in case the authorities needed info later.
Yes it is full on Juneary out there.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jan 27, 2014 - 01:42am PT
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Hey those are some good shots Mike. I like the LSD versions of Kyle n Nina & the shot of Ben n Kyle Mad doggin each other.
BTW that's Luke in the shot on the BP right of there u go Andy, not Kyle N, can't remember what its called tho……
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brownie
Trad climber
squamish
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Jan 27, 2014 - 01:48am PT
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Diedre looks harder then I remember?
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Jan 27, 2014 - 01:58am PT
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Hey those are some good shots Mike. I like the LSD versions of Kyle n Nina & the shot of Ben n Kyle Mad doggin each other.
Try closing one eye and breathing slowly...
... it sort of comes into focus.
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Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
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Jan 27, 2014 - 02:30am PT
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Big Mike, there's something wonderful about the first 2 sets of photos above that reminds me when some of us would just head out to Murrin just to fool around and have a good time. You would have fitted in well with my crowd!
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MH2
climber
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Jan 27, 2014 - 11:41am PT
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Diedre looks harder then I remember?
Not only that, it walked over from the Apron. Sunny Days
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 27, 2014 - 05:43pm PT
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Wow Ryan! Really impressed dude. I knew there was a photog in there somewhere under the boulder weenie! :)
Thanks Todd. It seems faster from afar i am certain! :)
Considering how well we get on Glenn i'd say you're right! Fun.. It's all about fun. Can't wait to rope up with u this summer!!
Good eye Andy!
Hanging at the bluffs again...
Kyle on Popeye and the Raven 10c
Nina on Health Hazard 10a and unknown climber on Quarryman
Looks like last day of nice weather till the weekend.. Maybe we'll get some snow?? :)
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 27, 2014 - 11:29pm PT
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Kyle was kind enough to put up Werewolves of London, so i could hangdog and flail all over it. It was NOT pretty, but i managed to take it down. Ryan took some shots, i believe?? Maybe he will post em up.
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