Had planned to go sea kayaking today from Silverdale (near Bremerton), but for various reasons, we decided to have a more chilled day. In an attempt to be semi-active, we did try to take a swim at Kitsap Lake, but although it looked great, there were signs saying to stay out of the water due Read more

We pulled out the climbing kit for the last time in Canada this morning, back at Smoke Bluffs. We figured we just had time for a few last climbs before heading south. We did two really enjoyable routes, although they were much harder without the ‘hand jammies’ that we’d been borrowing recently, to protect the Read more

After the mega day out on The Chief, a slow start was required this morning. It felt great having no major agenda and we decided to all have pancakes together, which were super delicious with thick yogurt and berry compote on top of. And Daragh gave me some tuition in the art of coffee making! Read more

It seemed far to late in the day to be setting out on such a big undertaking (The Chief – the biggest rock feature in Squamish), but having had some reassurance from Daragh as our local guide, we made a very casual 10:30am start. After scrambling up the Broadway Terrace, Clare and I climbed ‘Boomsticks’ Read more

Climbing the perfect straight up ‘Klahanie Crack’ has been a real memory of our previous climbing trip to Squamish nine years ago, so we were both keen to make a repeat ascent while we are here. Overnight, the rain had been quite heavy, so we headed over somewhat optimistically as the roads began to dry. Read more

Having signposts to the climbs and topos of the crags is something you really don’t get in the UK. It might not be that in keeping with the environment, but it is rather convenient. Rain was forecast to arrive after lunch so a bolted crag seemed like a good idea, as you can descend quickly Read more