I took these photos of Josh and Ally on their first climb of the season, in 30 degree heat, on the 38m Walk it Off (5.9 or 10a?) at the Pub Wall in Castlegar.

After a weeks of waiting for bolts and a new drill bit, Sonja Podstaswky and I finished 3 new routes at the Pub Wall. The routes all have varied climbing from steep, juggy moves to long passages across rolling slab. Approach: Park at the Lionshead Pub in Robson. Walk 2 meters (6 seconds) to base [...]

Onion Creek is reported to have a few of the best cracks in the Kootenays. Here’s what Keith Robbins says in his short guide to the Onion Creek area: Onion Creek is mostly a granite crack climbing area, although some bolts are starting to go in. There is a bit of climbing at most grades. [...]

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 [...]