G-spotter Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 When I moved to the Valley 6 years ago I pretty much kept on climbing a lot at Squamish and Lillooet. I didn't have any climbing partners out here so I was mostly climbing with Vancouver folks anyway and there was hardly any climbing known out in these parts except for Slesse. Now 6 years later I still climb in Lillooet and Squamish but only when the Valley isn't in for whatever reason. Undoubtedly the climbing in Squamish is better than the valley... I made a list while thinking about a guidebook and there are something like 300 "crag" routes between Surrey and Hope, which is like as many as just the Smoke Bluffs. But the more we crag out here the more there are and there are lots of FAs There are more boulders in Hope than in all of Squamish. But only about 1% of the developed boulders. For a couple weeks (maybe two, maybe three) a year there's more ice in Hope than in Lillooet. And probably half of it is still unclimbed. But really, considering stuff like Box Canyon, you can climb local ice even if it's raining in Hope. Alpine wise the mountains around here are pretty good. Every time I cross one thing off my alpine to do list it seems like three more get added. So the point of this is not to brag about how rad my local area is but just to say how good climbing local can be. Travel less and climb at home more everybody. Lets hear it for/from all the other "local climbers" on cc.com Quote
olyclimber Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 I would also like to add that that scene from Rockie was shot in Hope. This makes it all the more desirable. I think you could easily give Boulder a run for the money. I think there is Hope. And Tim Hortons. Quote
G-spotter Posted January 16, 2007 Author Posted January 16, 2007 Did you know that there is no Tim Horton's in Hope? Yup. But keep your spray out of my soul climbing thread Quote
olyclimber Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 I actually knew that. That why I've never stopped in Hope before except for gas once. The heat lamp keeps those donuts at just the right temp for me. But I felt like Rockie when I drove over the bridge. Quote
bstach Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Weren't some scenes from Rambo shot around Hope? Quote
olyclimber Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Yeah. But dru didn't correct me because he was feeling sorry for me. Its true Canadian Hospitality. Quote
bstach Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Sitting on the chesterfield eating poutine and drinkin Canadian. That's hospitality, eh. Quote
AlpineK Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 (edited) Food in Hope is a mix, I've eaten at a couple good spots, but there are some places that are scary. One time coming down from Yak I watched Mark M eat a whole block of cheese by himself. When we got to Hope we went out to a restaurant for dinner and Mark ate a big steak dinner. Mark's not a fat guy at all. I was impressed with his performance. Edited January 16, 2007 by AlpineK Quote
dberdinka Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 A couple summers ago I spent a lot of time climbing in the Green Creek Valley. Definitely a beautiful place, but the rock is typically only OK, the climbs are generally short and the approach is not neccesarily pleasant. However it was all less than 30 miles drive from my front door. What a relief to spend only 45 minutes in the car verses 3+ hours. Quote
kevbone Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Lets hear it for/from all the other "local climbers" on cc.com I agree. Quote
Choada_Boy Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Living in Chilliwatts also provides numerous opportunities for stumbling across clandestine meth labs, smoldering piles of burned furniture and major appliances, as well as living (and dead or almost dead) crank-fueled sub-human mongrel hookers. Be sure not to eat any "sausage" while you're up there! Quote
G-spotter Posted January 16, 2007 Author Posted January 16, 2007 And you're never short of paper plates. In fact, Chilliwack is just Lynden with mountains added. And Tim Horton's. (Hope has none, and we have seven. But we have 3 Starbucks too. That's multiculturalism.) Quote
Choada_Boy Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 The plates mark the routes to the dead hooker burial sites/family picnic areas. Burned cars riddled with bullets mark the end of maintained roads. Burned appliances riddled with bullets mark the end of drivable roads. Trails are marked with totally random objects such as dead hooker clothing and purse contents, satanically mutilated Tickle Me Elmos hung from trees a la "Blair Witch Project", foldable TV dinner tables, or framed velvet paintings. Quote
G-spotter Posted January 16, 2007 Author Posted January 16, 2007 There's a velvet painting of Yoda in the nearest pawnshop. Maybe I should buy it for Olyclimber? Quote
EWolfe Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Local Now: (approximately ) Walnut Canyon Overlook - 10 mins Paradise Forks - 20 minutes Priest's Draw - 20 minutes Sedona Spires - 30-45 minutes Queen Creek/Superstitions - 2 hours Grand Canyon - 2 hours Mt. Lemmon - 4 hours Canyonlands - 4 hours Red Rocks - 4 hours Moab - 5 Hours City Of Rocks - 5 hours Joshua Tree - 6 hours Bishop - 7 hours Hueco Tanks - 8 hours Salt Lake City - 8 hours Quote
Weekend_Climberz Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 For Seattlites (and a few PDX'rs included) everything from Hood, to Lillooet and Point of the Arches to Bozman are considered "local". Quote
kevbone Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Local Now: (approximately ) Walnut Canyon Overlook - 10 mins Paradise Forks - 20 minutes Priest's Draw - 20 minutes Sedona Spires - 30-45 minutes Queen Creek/Superstitions - 2 hours Grand Canyon - 2 hours Mt. Lemmon - 4 hours Canyonlands - 4 hours Red Rocks - 4 hours Moab - 5 Hours City Of Rocks - 5 hours Joshua Tree - 6 hours Bishop - 7 hours Hueco Tanks - 8 hours Salt Lake City - 8 hours Arent you forgeting Jacks Canyon? I love that place. I could care less about the grades, I just love the place itself. Quote
G-spotter Posted January 17, 2007 Author Posted January 17, 2007 local is less than 2 hours from home, unless there is no climbing less than 2 hours from home for you. Quote
wfinley Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Chugach State Park is 20 minutes from my door, the Talkeetna Mountains 1.5 hours and the Kenai Mountains 1 hr. Each range would keep you busy ice climbing, mountain climbing and skiing for a lifetime! Quote
jca Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Don't forget Mt. Robson; world class alpine; 6 hours or so from Sumas. Quote
kurthicks Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 i found this locally today. Less than 30 miles from my front door. w00t! too bad it's going to fall down before I have time to climb it. Quote
G-spotter Posted January 17, 2007 Author Posted January 17, 2007 OK, I'm not going to climb that cause it's not local for me... so it's going to be fine if you just post up the detailed directions to that thing here Quote
Weekend_Climberz Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 i found this locally today. Less than 30 miles from my front door. w00t! too bad it's going to fall down before I have time to climb it. Wow, that's pretty Quote
tlinn Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Climb in Hope and keep the rock clean for me! Quote
111 Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Oregon has some fun, albeit obscure cragging around the Willamette Valley. After my 3000th trip to smith, it was nice to go some place that was close and empty. The guidebook descriptions are often way more interesting/vague too, making just getting to the climb that much more exciting. Menagerie Wilderness, Wolf Rock, Columns, The Garden, Broughtons, The list goes on... Quote
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