Behind the Photo: The Human Flag
Superstar climber Sonnie Trotter flies a human flag—because a 5.13a pitch isn't hard enough when you're 1,000 feet off the ground.
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Once a Racer, Always a Racer
For para racer Katie Combaluzier, chasing ski dreams is a way of life.
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Finding Common Ground
Is climate breakdown causing increased rockfall on B.C.'s Stawamus Chief?
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Searching For Xwechtáal: Re-Freeing A Big Wall Classic – Squamish’s Infamous ‘Black Dyke’
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,…
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All-Time Climbs: On the Prow with Sonnie Trotter
‘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…
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Behind the Photo: 50 Classic Squamish Climbs
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…
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Ditch the Car, SUP to Coffee
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…
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