marc_leclerc Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 (edited) Trip: Squamish - - Grand Wall & more.... Date: 2/22/2010 Trip Report: So my buddy Nick and I went to Squampton and climbed fri-sun taking advantage of the sunny and warm weather they were having. We slept in the Cacoedemon Cave all three nights, sleeping on crash pads wich was pretty luxury Day 1: Young Blood, 5.13. I got to the top but no clean send... [video:facebook]346627700700&ref=mf Campusing Easy Chair.. V4. Nice topout lol! Day 2: Nick ges psyched for his first ever multipitch.. The Grand Wall! Sweet! Sweeter! Apron Strings Merci Me More Merci Me Chillin before the wet crux.. the only water on the route! Nick takes a hang on the Pillar Nick on the Sword.. the BEST pitch! Upper Sword bolt Ladder... next time I am going around this part to the right! I forgot to mention that we started at around 11:30 or so and finished as the sun set... we forgot the headlamps... after two hours of stumbing down trails and fixed ropes we looked like this. Note to self: when doing the Gran in Febuary and starting super late... bring a lamp. Bivy site... Day 3: Ill do it later... the girlfriend is here alright Teenage Lobotomy, V7 scary tall! Oh shit! About to crater into the slab hurting my feet a little and my stoke a lot! Easy Chair, V4 blindfolded in runners.. I sent, I was psyched, the people working it as a long term project were not so psyched. the Egg, V11... my foot is not on the ground, honest.. doesn't matter though, I didn't send it. Permanent Waves, 5.13c/d.. I was stoked, there was only one move I didn't stick. Maybe a short term project? Edited February 25, 2010 by marc_leclerc Quote
TamaraSlade Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 Note to self: when doing the Gran in Febuary ..... uhhhhh, is there something you need to tell me?... Quote
G-spotter Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 Did Nick really walk down the backside trail in his rock shoes? that's a real quick way to need a resole Quote
Wakaranai Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 Aahhhh the Grand Wall in February. Love it. The Sword better than the pillar though? I guess I could see how you could say that Thats an awsome first multipitch for your buddy BTW! Quote
marc_leclerc Posted February 25, 2010 Author Posted February 25, 2010 Aahhhh the Grand Wall in February. Love it. The Sword better than the pillar though? I guess I could see how you could say that Thats an awsome first multipitch for your buddy BTW! Yeah, The Pillar is more aesthetic to look at... and a longer continious pitch, but all the moves are the same for the most part. The Sword has laybacking, a cruxy rock over with the pro a ways below your feet... big exposure on huge jugs, then a short enduro corner to finish. so sick! G- He wore his old shittier shoes for the walk down.... he didnt want to carry his skate shoes in the pack, although it would have gone along well with the jeans and the beer we had on top of the Pillar Quote
OlympicMtnBoy Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 Nice job! Here I was feeling good with my day of easy trad at Vantage in the sun. :-) Quote
mountainmatt Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 Damn man, that is some strong work! Way to get after it! Hiking down from the chief with no headlamp must have been a bag of suck. . Quote
marc_leclerc Posted February 25, 2010 Author Posted February 25, 2010 Hiking down from the chief with no headlamp must have been a bag of suck. . I stubbed my toe wearing flip-flops... and it took an hour and a half longer tahn it should have. Thats about it.... it waas actually dark when we got to the crawl section of Belygood right before the end... that was really scary in the dark! Quote
pinner Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 Nice work fellas! Thats' a pretty quality line for your first multi... hope you're not disappointed with what comes after! Marc, looks like your partner is hauling a second line that's just laying flaked below him - in case you guys needed to bail? I've never done this, works alright? Quote
marc_leclerc Posted March 2, 2010 Author Posted March 2, 2010 Nice work fellas! Thats' a pretty quality line for your first multi... hope you're not disappointed with what comes after! Marc, looks like your partner is hauling a second line that's just laying flaked below him - in case you guys needed to bail? I've never done this, works alright? yeah that rope is incase we have to rap... works fine. We brought it becasue it was his first multi... Quote
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