words: C. August Elliott // photography: Alex Ratson. Viewed from the base of the Stawamus Chief, The Black Dyke—a basalt streak which splits the mountain’s sweep of granite greys-seems foreign,…
‘The Prow’ is one of the most visually and technically impressive pieces of sustained granite on the Stawamus Chief. First climbed 40 years ago, before bolts and sport-climbing arrived on…
The 50 Classic Climbs poster is a high-definition reflection of the past, of routes established, well-known features and recognizable names. It’s a full-scale look at the Stawamus Chief and the…
By Ron Enns. It’s 6:30 a.m. The snow-capped Tantalus Range to the west is bathed is warm orange light from the rising summer solstice sun. Towering over me to the…