Chief

Top of The Chief via Rock On 5.10a and Squamish Buttress 5.10c in 10 pitches. A bit of an adventure but a good day out.

1/200s, f/8.0, ISO 80, 4.6 mm © 2010 Shawn Boye

Nuts

I've heard of guys chopping bolts, based on some ethical standpoint or other. Well, what about fixed gear? Same thing goes, right? So I made a point of removing this unsightly blemish from the crux of the Squamish Buttress. It took a bit of effort but maybe it makes this classic a little more exciting for your average 5.10 leader.

1/160s, f/8.0, ISO 80, 4.6 mm © 2010 Shawn Boye

The Prow Wall Project

Colin Moorhead rope soloing his project on the magnificent Prow Wall, The Chief, Squamish.

1/100s, f/2.8, ISO 80, 4.6 mm © 2010 Shawn Boye

Rock On

Sometimes you can lose track of just how far out you are. Rob, thinking there were only 5 meters left of the 70 meter rope on a 55 meter pitch, decided to build an anchor at just about the crux of Rock On 5.10a, The Chief, Squamish. It's not easy to climb by a guy on belay on the crux, but you do what you have to do...

1/60s, f/2.8, ISO 100, 4.6 mm © 2010 Shawn Boye