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
Three wankers (…well four as Blondie is there too…then again, she is the real deal) on their way to Squamish (Aug. 2013). Looking for a “plan B” in a rainy Squamish…over some breakfast (Aug. 2013). Green River Bastion near Pemberton, BC as seen from the parking area. Hard to believe there are 7 pitch routes on it (Aug. 2013). On approach to the Green River Bastion …Blondie needed some A0 through the worst of the boulder field (Aug. 2013). 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). 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 trailhead (Aug. 2013). The Chief as seen from Squamish …in clearing weather (Aug. 2013). Blondie, Shirley and Tom trying to salvage the rainy day during a brief clearing at The Bluffs (Aug. 2013). Shirley on the nice Picket Line (5.9) at the Smoke Bluffs (Aug. 2013). Shirley leading Picket Line (5.9) – Boulder Gully Area of The Smoke Bluffs (Aug. 2013). That’s what Blondie thinks about cragging at The Bluffs (Aug. 2013). The very nice Cold Comfort crack (5.9) at The Bluffs. Tom on Cold Comfort at the Bluffs (Aug. 2013). T. making himself useful at The Smoke Bluffs (Aug. 2013). The Sheriffs Badge (wall) as seen from Squamish (Aug. 2013).
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