Malamute acquired

[jshamster]

Looks like good news up north, eh.

 

http://www.squamishchief.com/article/20100924/SQUAMISH0101/309249943/-1/SQUAMISH/malamute-bluff-now-protected

 

Doesn't look to open lower malamute, but i'm not sure.

 

 

[gearheart]

Yes, fantastic news for the upper malamute, but no change regarding the closure of the lower malamute.

Todd

Squamish Access Society

[gertlush]

Wtf? That is log it & flog it at its best. I like this quote:

 

In March 2007, recreational users were angered when Malamute Holdings principals Steve Miles and Paul Turner – also of CRB Logging – removed nearly 1,500 trees from the site, leaving noticeable scarring.

 

The work was in contravention of the District of Squamish tree removal bylaw and carried a possible penalty of between $1,000 and $10,000 per tree, meaning the company could be liable for anywhere from $1,413,000 to $14,130,000.

 

“Three and a half years ago, it became clear to us that this land had a different importance to a lot of people,” said Miles at the handover ceremony today

 

Haha right after they logged it they found out it was important to people. Shit they would've been glad to offload the land once they took the trees.

 

To my knowledge they never did get fined...and now they got a parcel of land worth $1.25 mil somewhere else. And there was never any problems with access at upper malamute anyway.

[jmace]

And there was never any problems with access at upper malamute anyway.

 

yup and are the climbs at upper malemute really all that good? I go back once every 5 years and the same climbs are dirty and the same couple are busy...

 

I wish the access society would do something like get us into skypilot and habrich.

[gearheart]

I am certain we would love to have someone volunteer to put some time into the skypilot/habrich issue.

 

If anyone wants to get involved in that or any other access issue, or provide feedback on any squamish area access issues, the Squamish Access Society annual general meeting is next Sunday Oct. 3 at 6pm in the garibaldi room at the brew pub. There will also be a couple of slide shows (Jeremy Smith and Colin Moorhead, theme may be new routes in the gullies of the chief) and various ropes and other gear to be won as door prizes.

Todd

Squamish Access Society

squamishaccess.ca

[Jaredvg]

I am very happy that the Malamute has been acquired by the province. As Casinos and blindingly bright reader boards appear at the base of the Apron, it is nice to know that we can still escape the highway noise and rope up looking over Howe Sound into the future. A sincere thank you to all involved in this acquisition!

[wayne]

The new route and retro route cleaners are going crazy at Squamish! We hung out with a few of them. Squamish is getting cleaner by the day!

Upper could get a make over soon.

Lower is seeing much traffic anyways.

Here is my recent tr Wordpress

[skykilo]

That's great. I just climbed on the Malamute for my first time last week. Incredible!