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Green River Bastion

Green River Bastion trailhead (Aug. 2013).

A quick day trip to Squamish during my brother’s brief PDX visit. Nothing like rain watching in BC to round out the PacNW experience. We even drove up to Pemberton in search of drier crags but found pretty shitty climbing on the Green River Bastion (we tried the 10a line but I was shot down by lack of large gear and a dirty, flaring chimney on P1…made use of the pre-existing bail slings). Came back to Squamish and were teased by bits of clear sky and dry conditions. Squeezed in two ho-hum pitches at the Smoke Bluffs in-between bouts of drizzle. Such is life.

Pics

Squamish

Three wankers (…well four as Blondie is there too…then again, she is the real deal) on their way to Squamish (Aug. 2013).


Squamish

Looking for a “plan B” in a rainy Squamish…over some breakfast (Aug. 2013).


Green River Bastion

Green River Bastion near Pemberton, BC as seen from the parking area. Hard to believe there are 7 pitch routes on it (Aug. 2013).


Green River Bastion

On approach to the Green River Bastion …Blondie needed some A0 through the worst of the boulder field (Aug. 2013).


Green River Bastion

Leading the opening ramp of Fine Time (5.10a) on Green River Bastion…see the bail slings? Yeah, after ‘sploring some above, climbed down and bailed off too (Aug. 2013).


Fine Time

Leading pitch 1 of Fine Time (5.10a) on the Green River Bastion…bailed above this bulge as the rock was dirty and the crack was too wide for the rack I had (Aug. 2013).


Green River Bastion

Green River Bastion trailhead (Aug. 2013).


Squamish

The Chief as seen from Squamish …in clearing weather (Aug. 2013).


The Bluffs

Blondie, Shirley and Tom trying to salvage the rainy day during a brief clearing at The Bluffs (Aug. 2013).


Picket Line

Shirley on the nice Picket Line (5.9) at the Smoke Bluffs (Aug. 2013).


Picket Line

Shirley leading Picket Line (5.9) – Boulder Gully Area of The Smoke Bluffs (Aug. 2013).


The Bluffs

That’s what Blondie thinks about cragging at The Bluffs (Aug. 2013).


Cold Comfort

The very nice Cold Comfort crack (5.9) at The Bluffs.


Cold Comfort

Tom on Cold Comfort at the Bluffs (Aug. 2013).


Smoke Bluffs

T. making himself useful at The Smoke Bluffs (Aug. 2013).


Squamish

The Sheriffs Badge (wall) as seen from Squamish (Aug. 2013).


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