"So, what should we climb next?"
1/320s, f/4.0, ISO 125, 60 mm © 2010 Kristin Boye
Penny Lane
Sometimes you've got to adapt, I'm not especially adept at jamming, but at this angle you do what you have to do, even if that involves getting your knee above your shoulder. It's not an angle you'd want to fall on... I had no idea I was that flexible. Shawn Boye cruising Penny Lane 5.9, Smoke Bluffs, Squamish.
1/320s, f/10, ISO 100, 105 mm © 2010 Kristin Boye
Neat and Cool
Some years back a climber died on this route, protecting it, according to the Kevin McLane's guide "requires a level of savvy"; it is considered a Squamish classic, probably because it's one of the few steep cracks at the Smoke Bluffs. I took a moment to shake out and consider just how things could go so wrong... A contemplative Shawn Boye on Neat and Cool 5.10a, Smoke Bluffs, Squamish.1/250s, f/5.0, ISO 100, 32 mm © 2010 Kristin Boye
Burning Down The Couch
Bolting is one of those things that always leads to plenty of discussions. Over the years I've heard several a Swedish climber weigh in on sparsely bolted routes; all I can suggest is that they check out "The Pet". It's a big, water polished wall, traditionally bolted providing the possibility for solid airtime and here, no time is lost in removing any modifications that might alter the character of a climb. An unknown climber on the classic Burning Down The Couch 5.11d, Petrifying Wall, Murin Park, Squamish.
1/250s, f/7.1, ISO 100, 98 mm © 2010 Shawn Boye
Jeff And The Giant Reach
That's not Jeff and it's not the giant reach. Raelene Hodgson on the brilliant Jeff And The Giant Reach 5.11c, Zoë, Murin Park, Squamish.
1/320s, f/4.0, ISO 800, 80 mm © 2010 Shawn Boye
The Sends Leroy
Watch Björn Strömberg's epic struggle on the first ascent of Leroy, 8c, at the Granitgrottan, Bohuslän, Sweden.
The Sends Leroy is a segment of The Sends, available from www.tielma.com as a DVD (NTSC/PAL) for $24.95 or an HD Download for $19.95.
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