marc_leclerc

Squamish

heres some pics of the problem... mostly my friend Brock on the FA Sticking the sloping lip The evil mantle from hell... note, I am a LOT taller than Brock. Hes about 5ft 9 ish and I am 6ft 2. The compressed mantle was weird being so big. Marco on the start, as for Leviathan the original righ-hand finish

exactly

The one on the left is only 5.8 but is skeery to solo. Right, Pete H. Save that one for Peter Croft. yeah.. its definitely as gnar as Astroman.

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Thanks Sol... my first two tries were really weak. The pads were not all set up so I just sampled a few moves and half heartedly attempted the first crossover that gets you into the roof. then when the pads were there I hopped on and sent... figuring out the rest as I went. But Rich and Tim also both sent it in sub 10 tries... so there were three sorta on-the-spot ascents in about 45 minutes wich was really cool to be a part of. and Trevor and I both getting Hourglass back to back in a super short session was really great too!

who is Marc Lecrlerc... thats real close to my name!!! jk jk

OMG how core. I was not trying to be 'core'.... I was just waiting for my friends to wake up for goodness sake.....

Hey Fu*king, they have these things called cars. You can drive to Classic Crack from L-Town. You don't have to walk. Outer Space has a 100ft 5.8 handcrack and it's a shorter walk from L-Town I was at 8 Mile Camp.... not too long to walk. Outer Space does sound like a good solo too.

boulder outside

The one on the left is only 5.8 but is skeery to solo. Yeah.. it was a bit flaring and required more layback type stuff then straight jamming IMO

Vids are up now....

Yes.. on a boulder right behind the Sword.

Trip: Leavenworth Bouldering - Date: 10/25/2009 Trip Report: So just when rock season seems to be slowing down my friend Trevor sends me an invite to go down to L-Town for some bouldering. I had never been on a trip just to boulder but I found this pretty awesome, Leavenworth is full of steep problems with real holds, not the endless lip traverses on slopers that characterize so much granite bouldering. Also coming with us was Trevors friend Joleen from Abbotsford. We left late friday evening and drove through the rain of the wet coast to reach the clear starry skies at 8-Mile Camp in Icicle Creek Valley. The campsite was closed so we walked in and set up camp for free, cool bonus! I woke up early the next morning, after reading an amusing thread here on cc.com about Classic Crack I felt inclined to go climb it. After running a few laps on it I went back to camp where Trevor and Joleen were just waking up. We went and got some cofee then headed to the Mad Meadows area where we warmed up on The Hueco Problem, a cool V1 thing... Then I started trying the Peephole as I was pretty warm from running laps on Classic Crack earlier... I couldn't figure out the bottom and nobody there could do it to show me.. I watched a vieo of it when I got back and it all makes sense now, heel-hook the Peephole and pull in tight with your knee to reach into the undercling. But I did top out from the undercling, with cool double heel hooking and techy moves on little crimps leading to a sick throw to the sloping lip, definitely classic! Bad pic of me coming out the bulge on crimps... I also tried The Sail, V9, but I wasn't too psyched on it, its just one move from a low start... so I left after a couple tries. Here is Rich from Squamish sending The Sail.. I laso got really close on The Cloaca, the V11/12 extension to The Hueco problem.. but slipping off the last sloper kept grinding skin off my right hand so I decided to save some for other problems. We walked over to Pimpsqueak next. It's a great V9 that goes through a 2 meter roof. I fell a couple times just getting into the roof but sent it on my 3rd attempt, it's a mega classic! Tim and Rich, two guys from Squamish that showed up also sent it right after me, Trevor got really close too.. he will get it next time hes out there! [video:facebook]187606390700&ref=mf Pics of me on Pimpsqueak when I get them from Tevor... anyhows, we were tired so we just chilled, ate some pizza then went to bed. The next morning we went to The Sword... it is an awesome 5.11+/V3 highball that I managed to flash... We also climbed The Classic.. another fun Highball... then we went to Hourglass.. a techy V7 that Me and Trev both sent... [video:facebook]187105455700 Then we went home... I'm coming back. This place is amazing!!!! I have some vids I will post soon. Gear Notes: Not much Approach Notes: Drive, walk

true enough... thats kinda what I thought when I did it.... its like a VB Highball.

I was in L-Town for the last couple days and walked over to Classic Crack and soloed it. Great route... but would be better if it was say, 100ft long. Unfortunately there were no mounties or Dave fucking Bale this time

Pasiano is sick.. fuck the whiners.. they are jealous

Nice! As for best 12- multipitch crack in NA.. I think U-Wall in Squamish is probably up there!

You're going to get burned at the stake now....

why not 5.8+ ones? or do thay have to be stoned too? actually.. I wonder I was high enough if I could solo The Left Side...

Come on man... even some trained Mountaineers fall off that one!

damn... I wish my middle name was 'Fucking'.... thats badass you know... go in for a job interview and be like, 'hey sir, I'm Marc Fucking Leclerc... that would be sweet!

Me too! I'll work it with you marc. Have you seem this link: This could blow your onsight This looks sick too! sounds good.... this year when the weather improves? First pitch looks pretty pumpy.. those links are cool!

NICE! Thanks for the pics.. you have no idea how bad I want to try and send this thing free!