Peasant’s Route

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Peasant's Route

Shirley on the 6th pitch of Peasant’s Route.

A quick weekend trip to Squamish. First, caught up on sleep on Saturday morning and then eventually hiked up to the base of Mercy Street only to find it running with water (I guess it did rain a lot mid-week). Made our way down and to the crowded (isn’t everything sub-5.11 crowded there) Smoke Bluffs and climbed the well-reputed Smoke Bluff Connection: S-M’s Delight (10b) to Phlegmish Dance (5.8) to Jabberwocky (5.10a) to White Rabbit (5.10b; short detour that looked and was fun) and finishing with Wonderland (5.9). On Sunday, hiked up to the Grand Wall and climbed the fun 6-pitch Peasant’s Route (5.10). By the time you top out on pitch 3, you think you’re done but indeed there are 3 more pitches to go for the full experience. Nice route, easy descent.

Pics

Saturday

Squamish

Our first choice route on Saturday was running with water (July 2014).


Smoke Bluff Connection

Last seconds of a thimbleberry’s existence (July 2014).


Squamish

Multiple parties on Rock On (July 2014).


Smoke Bluff Connection

Starting up the Smoke Bluff Connection via the S-M’s Delight (5.10b) pitch. Standard 5.8 start, Mosquito, is just to the right (July 2014).


Smoke Bluff Connection

Shirley on pitch 1 of Smoke Bluff Connection (a.k.a. S-M’s Delight).


Smoke Bluff Connection

Shirley on Phlegmish Dance (July 2014).


Smoke Bluff Connection

Shirley leading pitch 2 of Smoke Bluff Connection (Phlegmish Dance, 5.8).


Smoke Bluff Connection

Two short pitches up the Smoke Bluff Connection with the sprawl of Squamish below (July 2014).


Smoke Bluff Connection

We did a small side trip up the White Rabbit (5.10b) during the Smoke Bluff Connection outing (July 2014).


Smoke Bluff Connection

Shirley topping out on the short but decent White Rabbit (5.10b).


Smoke Bluff Connection

Starting up pitch 3 of Smoke Bluff Connection – a.k.a. Wonderland, a funky and fun 5.9 traverse (July 2014).


Smoke Bluff Connection

Higher on Wonderland (July 2014).


Smoke Bluff Connection

Shirley atop the Smoke Bluff Connection with the view of The Chief & Squampton in the background (July 2014).


The Chief

The Chief from Squamish.


The Grand Wall

The Grand Wall. Click image for full res. version showing multiple parties on the Split Pillar pitch.


Squamish

Blondie admiring the Howe Sound from the shores of Squamish (July 2014).

Sunday

Peasant's Route

Starting up pitch 1 of Peasant’s Route – the original route (6P, 5.10c) on the Grand Wall of The Chief (July 2014).


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Shirley starting up pitch 1 of Peasant’s Route (July 2014).


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More pitch 1 action (July 2014).


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The awkward part of pitch 2 of Peasant’s Route (July 2014).


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Almost done with the crux of pitch 2 (July 2014).


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Shirley starting pitch 2 of Peasant’s Route – mostly easy till the final ~15 foot dihedral that are less easy (July 2014).


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More pitch 2 action (below the crux).


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Pitch 3. We found it hard to believe we had 3 more pitches at this point (looks like the route is done).


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Pitch 4 is a 4th class scramble up, over and down a small pedestal. The Grand Wall provides the background beauty (July 2014).


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Pitch 5 of Peasant’s Route (July 2014).


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Looking up at the Grand Wall the route (July 2014).


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Close up of the amazing looking Split Pillar pitch of The Grand Wall (July 2014).


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Pitch 5 (July 2014).


Peasant's Route

The 6th and final pitch (and we thought that it featured the crux move of the route; July 2014).


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Shirley on the 6th pitch of Peasant’s Route (July 2014).


Peasant's Route

Unknown party on an unknown route probably in The Dihedrals section of the wall …as seen from Peasant’s Route (July 2014).


Peasant's Route

Shirley the granite snob topping out on the Peasant’s Route (July 2014).


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