Quercus Wall (Murrin) • Squamish, Canada - Ascents

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	Name	Route	Comment	Date
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	Steve Townshend Steve Townshend Nothing in Moderation (8b+) Unknown Sector	Nothing in Moderation (8b+) Unknown Sector	2nd Ascent. This rig took me more tries than any 14a in Squamish and is (for me at least) Solid for 5.14a and way WAY harder than any 13d. I actually just repeated Pulse too and this thing is definitely harder than Pulse, so if it is only 13d then all the 14a's in Squamish need to be downgraded! Sonnie Originally graded it 5.13d but while i was working it, i broke a KEY hold off at the top and i fell over 10 times BECAUSE of that broken hold! My opinion is with the broken hold it is justifiable to up-grade it to 14a now. I guess only time will tell when it gets more consensus. I probably just suck and the next guy will think it's only 13c?! haha! Who will climb it next? There's a lot of strong dudes in Squamish right now: Alex Honnold, Mike Foley, Ethan Pringle... YOU?! (for the record, Marc Bourdon who is a solid 5.14 climber thought it was 14a BEFORE i broke the hold at the top. Also, Scott Milton and Jamie Finlayson who have each climbed 5.14c (8c+) have both tried/worked it and neither of them even did all the moves). What do you think?	21 Jul 2014
Steve Townshend Steve Townshend Nothing in Moderation (8b+) Unknown Sector 2nd Ascent. This rig took me more tries than any 14a in Squamish and is (for me at least) Solid for 5.14a and way WAY harder than any 13d. I actually just repeated Pulse too and this thing is definitely harder than Pulse, so if it is only 13d then all the 14a's in Squamish need to be downgraded! Sonnie Originally graded it 5.13d but while i was working it, i broke a KEY hold off at the top and i fell over 10 times BECAUSE of that broken hold! My opinion is with the broken hold it is justifiable to up-grade it to 14a now. I guess only time will tell when it gets more consensus. I probably just suck and the next guy will think it's only 13c?! haha! Who will climb it next? There's a lot of strong dudes in Squamish right now: Alex Honnold, Mike Foley, Ethan Pringle... YOU?! (for the record, Marc Bourdon who is a solid 5.14 climber thought it was 14a BEFORE i broke the hold at the top. Also, Scott Milton and Jamie Finlayson who have each climbed 5.14c (8c+) have both tried/worked it and neither of them even did all the moves). What do you think? 21 Jul 2014
	Steve Townshend Steve Townshend Shaving with a Knife (8a) Unknown Sector	Shaving with a Knife (8a) Unknown Sector	It was put up last year (2013) by Jamie Finlayson, he graded it 13a to the first anchor and 13c to the top. I felt that the top was slightly easier than that and in my opinion there is no reason for a sub-anchor (The lower anchor was there before Jamie bolted it because it's the anchor for a 5.11 to the right that Sonnie put up). I think it should only be one option: climb to the top!). I think the consensus agrees with me (Marc Bourdon, Scott Milton and Remy Larocque) that it's slightly easier than 13c. I think Jamie probably just missed something when he did the FA and that's why he thought the top was so much harder. He's strong as hell and props to him on an awesome line! If you go do it, bring a small cam or for the very top if you don't want to risk a 50 footer / take a huge run-out to the anchor from the last bolt. Spicy Times!	24 Jun 2014
Steve Townshend Steve Townshend Shaving with a Knife (8a) Unknown Sector It was put up last year (2013) by Jamie Finlayson, he graded it 13a to the first anchor and 13c to the top. I felt that the top was slightly easier than that and in my opinion there is no reason for a sub-anchor (The lower anchor was there before Jamie bolted it because it's the anchor for a 5.11 to the right that Sonnie put up). I think it should only be one option: climb to the top!). I think the consensus agrees with me (Marc Bourdon, Scott Milton and Remy Larocque) that it's slightly easier than 13c. I think Jamie probably just missed something when he did the FA and that's why he thought the top was so much harder. He's strong as hell and props to him on an awesome line! If you go do it, bring a small cam or for the very top if you don't want to risk a 50 footer / take a huge run-out to the anchor from the last bolt. Spicy Times! 24 Jun 2014