Archive for Arrow Lakes

Getting swarmed by hornets on 1st Ascent

Oct 14, 2010 2 Comments by

On October 6th, 2010, Chris Swetland and Aaron Kristiansen put up a new route called “Face to Face,” a 5.10d sport route on the Raspberry Wall, Arrow Lakes. Just as he started the route Chris kicked a hornet’s nest and he and Aaron were swarmed. Turn up the volume to enjoy the profanity and hilarity.

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Parting Gift.

Aug 12, 2010 1 Comment by

So as of last Monday I am no longer a resident of the West Kootenays. Chrissy and I packed our things, handed the keys to our Castlegar home to our real estate agent and headed west to the grey skies of Squamish. If ever you’re in town don’t hesitate to come for a visit. Our [...]

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Madame Butterfly 5.10a sport – Waterfall Wall

Aug 05, 2010 No Comments by

Madame Butterfly 5.10a sport (two stars, we’re not biased!). FA Mike Curran and Hamish Mutch, July 24, 2010; 60 m rope required (pitches are just under 30 m each) Approach – from access trail for the left side climbs at Waterfall Wall, go across sloping ledge and follow trail which dips down across sloping grass [...]

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Arrow Lakes route updates

Jul 19, 2010 3 Comments

Here is a list of the 30+ (!) new routes that have been developed at the Arrow Lakes area in the past year. Photo topos will be available later, but in the meantime this document contains all the written access info you’ll need to play in this “Skaha V.02″ area. Enjoy! The Arrow Lake Bluffs [...]

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Feline Fine, 10c – Cat Wall

Jul 17, 2010 No Comments

I’m a sucker for puns and rhyming. So you can imagine how delighted I was that my suggestion for the name “Cat Wall” stuck. Prepare for a plethora of kitty puns  ;) Feline Fine is currently the second route on the left of the main wall, just right of Cat Burglar (12b mixed). The route [...]

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It’s the next Skaha

Jul 01, 2010 3 Comments

I’m not the only one who’s said it. And even if you haven’t thought it, you probably know where I’m talking about: Arrow Lakes. The rock is clean (mostly), definitely featured and there is  lots and lots of it. In the last 4 months, 30+ new routes have gone up at 3 new crags: The [...]

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If you love a crag, can it love you back?

May 20, 2010 1 Comment

With my financial situation unable to support me blowing hundreds of dollars on hardware, I’ve decided that even though I don’t have money or a job, I do have energy, time and shovel. So over these last few days, when it hasn’t been poring with rain I’ve ventured off to The Waterline ready for a [...]

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6 New Routes in one weekend? Oh my Gawd!

May 02, 2010 8 Comments

It never ceases to amaze me that I live in a place where I can drive from my home and be at the base of crag in few minutes, only to step off a paved road, walk 20 meters to a rock face and embark on a ground up first accent of a naturally clean [...]

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New routes, walls and other shenanigans

May 01, 2010 2 Comments

So if you haven`t been out to Arrow Lakes yet, you now have another  reason to go.  On Saturday after JT had lost his strength and about a liter of blood on his latest Waterline Project we headed up to Arrow lakes to put to bed a project of mine.  It`s on a new road side wall named [...]

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