lodi_dodi Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 With all these theives in Squamish, what's a girl to do? I'm headed up there for a month starting on friday and could use some advice on how to keep my gear for the whole trip. Also any possible booby trap ideas for keeping my tent safe would be entertaining. I dont' have a car so i'll just have a tent, or a place to stash, etc. Any ideas on which campgrounds are the best protected? Last big trip I was on, all my gear got ripped off when I was in the city, so I can't afford a repeat session. Oh yea- since I'm headed up there alone, I'll be lookin for partners. I'll be bringin all my gear for sport, trad and bouldering, too much crap to carry, etc... I climb v5ish, lead 5.11sport, 5.10 trad...can follow harder...so if you're up in squamish...drop me a line. cheers, erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fence_Sitter Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 i will be up there for two weeks starting then next wendesday... i will be with a partner 50% of the time, so lemme know what you have in mind... that goes for anyone else too... lemme know if you are headed up there and partnerless... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 Get yourself a Rotweiler. Otherwise, don't go to Squamish. I think the climber's campground is probably relatively safe because it's up at the end of a road (only one quick getaway), and they lock up the place at night. I guess the road to the Squaw has only one way out too though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 I was thinking about getting a few of these to set up around the car. I would love to watch one of those motherfuckers have to chew their leg off in order to get out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 the xmas tree in the picture is a nice touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lodi_dodi Posted August 20, 2003 Author Share Posted August 20, 2003 One route I really want to do Angel's Crest, I've heard some good recommendations about it and you get to the top of the chief, not a bad deal. Others...Split pillar, shaved bum, classics of course. Actually, I've only been to squamish once and did Rock On so pretty much anything sounds good. I'm going to post a message on the board up there, so that'll say where I'm staying at. My name's Erin. See ya up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 chucK said: I think the climber's campground is probably relatively safe i'll second that. if you're going to stay in a campground, that's the best bet. i still wouldn't leave gear hanging around, though. i tend to carry mine with me almost every time i go climbing, even if i don't need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fejas Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 Booby traps, oh boy... get you self some paint ball granades. rig fishing line from your zipper to a pin set up. attach granade to line above in a tree. If some one steels your shit, at least you'll know who did it... kerslpat!!!! 20ft blast radius... ha ha.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Let's see if I can tell the story before it happens: Erin (Lodi-dodi) goes to Squamish and meets up with a climber or two that befriend her or make her think they are befriending her. Unbeknownst to her, they watch where she goes every night to stash her gear (under this rock or under that log). Then, when the climbing fun is nearly over, off walks your gear and your new friends are nowhere around the next morning. Beware the tricky thieves. You could leave your gear stashed on a ledge some 40 feet off the deck on some super-hard 5.11 only you could free climb. My line of thinking is no thief would have enough balls or agility to bother trying for your gear, despite it's hanging (shining) out in plain view. A good plan in theory, risky in practice. Have fun...with the climbing, the pseudo-friends, and the stash arrangements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 muarry at valhalla pure offered up some storage for climbers at the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-rock Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 All he asks is a coupla bucks for the bolt fund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 canadian ones, no less. although, they don't seem to be as cheap as they used to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lodi_dodi Posted August 21, 2003 Author Share Posted August 21, 2003 oooh- the trickery and deceit that runs through the squamish climbing circle- can't trust any of my new climbing "friends". But luckily, for me that is, I took some collateral that brings 'em back and further negotians occur. Actually I've been having some fun coming up potential booby traps...just to entertain myself in lab. The opening of the tent door that pulls the string across the knife, cutting it and releasing the deadfall log above...or just the standard, open the tent door to get a vigourous blast of pepper spray in the face. All fantasy of course, i'm sure it will be fine, hopefully. Murray was kind enough to let me know that stashing gear at Vahalla Pure is an option. Anyhoo, it will be a great vacation and I'm looking forward to getting my butt kicked on area classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norsky Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Has anyone ever caught a car prowler red handed? Oh God the bad side of me would surface! So much pent up rage to release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 There are a ton of little cubbyholes in the boulders around camp - just cover with a moss canopy and or log. Make sure it's not a sit start Or you could stop in Vancouver on your way up and volunteer for this program - get's 'em every time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraysovereign Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Not going to go into a lot of detail here, but I've been talking with a few people around town, and we might have some kind of "program" in place for next year. I've had a couple of ideas in mind for a while now, but needed more bodies to make it work - it looks like there's enough interest that we're going to do some planning over the winter, and hope to start nailing some of these bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 murraysovereign said: Not going to go into a lot of detail here, but I've been talking with a few people around town, and we might have some kind of "program" in place for next year. I've had a couple of ideas in mind for a while now, but needed more bodies to make it work - it looks like there's enough interest that we're going to do some planning over the winter, and hope to start nailing some of these bastards. You go, my brotha from anotha mutha ( hey, I just broke 1000 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjd Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 Also any possible booby trap ideas for keeping my tent safe would be entertaining. Rig a Claymore facing out the front of your tent and you will remove any potential thief from the face of this planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lI1|1! Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 claymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 lI1|1! said: claymore Be prepared to buy a new tent though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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