Bring it on!

Agealis. It's a legendary route, and probably the most photographed sport climb on the planet, good enough to go back for, bring it on!

1/60s, f/11.0, ISO 100, 50 mm © 2009 Shawn Boye

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

Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey and Pipeline share the same start, and after the second pitch, a brilliant steep corner, you climb onto a ramp and straight ahead lies the dreaded offwidth. I was already five meters out when I realized our route involved the "boldish step up leftward", sometimes you get drawn into things... Unknown climbers below on the scrappy finishing pitch to Birds of Prey 5.10b, The Squaw, Squamish.

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

Lunch

What did you have for lunch? Somehow it tastes better when you catch it yourself...

1/160s, f/5.0, ISO 100, 105 mm © 2010 Shawn Boye