Vertical-Life
Whistler
57
ASCENTS
54 %
OS RATE
40
ROUTES IN DB
57
ASCENTS
54 %
OS RATE
40
ROUTES IN DB
| Name | Style | Route | Comment | Properties | Date | |
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Date
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| Whistler 500 (7b) | Cool climb |
7 May 2023
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| Cool climb | ||||||
| Beastmaker (7b+) | The direct start to Beast Mode. I think it could use 1-2 more bolts and possibly some bolt repositioning. The odd bolting is likely a result of it being a working project that was accidentally redpointed by another climber and never really completed/fixed. The moves are pretty good and lead directly into the crux of Beast Mode, but it's a bit scruffier than the other lines. |
13 Jun 2022
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| The direct start to Beast Mode. I think it could use 1-2 more bolts and possibly some bolt repositioning. The odd bolting is likely a result of it being a working project that was accidentally redpointed by another climber and never really completed/fixed. The moves are pretty good and lead directly into the crux of Beast Mode, but it's a bit scruffier than the other lines. | ||||||
| Beast Mode (7b+) | I was robbed on my on-sight attempt, unfortunately, when a hold broke just below the intersection with Going, Going, Gone. Took a pretty big whip! Regardless, super nice enduro line that wanders rightward across the wall. Great climbing! |
13 Jun 2022
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| I was robbed on my on-sight attempt, unfortunately, when a hold broke just below the intersection with Going, Going, Gone. Took a pretty big whip! Regardless, super nice enduro line that wanders rightward across the wall. Great climbing! | ||||||
| Going, Going, Gone (7b) | Excellent enduro climbing on mostly good holds. It's too bad this wall wasn't bigger and didn't have a less "neighbourhood" location. This could prove problematic in the future. This route was rated 12a/b and I could see it being soft "b" or hard "a". More ascents will help confirm. |
13 Jun 2022
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| Excellent enduro climbing on mostly good holds. It's too bad this wall wasn't bigger and didn't have a less "neighbourhood" location. This could prove problematic in the future. This route was rated 12a/b and I could see it being soft "b" or hard "a". More ascents will help confirm. | ||||||
| Another Day at the Office (6c) | Nice stone, but the movement on this one is a tad harsh. The first crux is very reachy and the second is very awkward. |
13 Jun 2022
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| Nice stone, but the movement on this one is a tad harsh. The first crux is very reachy and the second is very awkward. | ||||||
| Discombobulated (6b) | Originally graded 10a, but felt much harder than that. The climbing is okay, but the position of the anchor at the top is awful for leading and lowering, hence the low stars. Regardless, this small crag does not look long for this world... |
13 Jun 2022
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| Originally graded 10a, but felt much harder than that. The climbing is okay, but the position of the anchor at the top is awful for leading and lowering, hence the low stars. Regardless, this small crag does not look long for this world... | ||||||
| The Boulder Problem (6c+) | Short and punchy up the arete feature. A bit of a thrash to get to the base and not the easiest spot to start/belay from. Worth doing, but the least alluring line at the crag. Did I mention it's bouldery? |
12 Jun 2022
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| Short and punchy up the arete feature. A bit of a thrash to get to the base and not the easiest spot to start/belay from. Worth doing, but the least alluring line at the crag. Did I mention it's bouldery? | ||||||
| Test Your Grit (6c+) | After on-sighting the 12b and 11d, I let my guard down for this one. I read the upper crux poorly missing a key pocket that was camouflaged without chalk. But even after finding it, the sequence proved quite demanding. This one seemed quite high in the grade to me, but of good quality again. |
12 Jun 2022
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| After on-sighting the 12b and 11d, I let my guard down for this one. I read the upper crux poorly missing a key pocket that was camouflaged without chalk. But even after finding it, the sequence proved quite demanding. This one seemed quite high in the grade to me, but of good quality again. | ||||||
| Industrial Strength (7b) | Had to put on my try-hard pants for this one. Two bouldery cruxes in the lower half, both of which were reachy, crimpy and thin! More cool pockets and interesting stone. One of the better lines on the crag. |
12 Jun 2022
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| Had to put on my try-hard pants for this one. Two bouldery cruxes in the lower half, both of which were reachy, crimpy and thin! More cool pockets and interesting stone. One of the better lines on the crag. | ||||||
| Secret Tiny Dogs (7a) | A bit squeezed between the adjacent routes, but fun nonetheless. A short, crimpy mid-pitch crux leads to a high break and a cool finish on pockets. Pretty cool stone. |
12 Jun 2022
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| A bit squeezed between the adjacent routes, but fun nonetheless. A short, crimpy mid-pitch crux leads to a high break and a cool finish on pockets. Pretty cool stone. | ||||||
| Industrial Corner (6c) | A nice line up the right-hand edge of the crag. A few bolts were in slightly odd locations, but overall the route climbed well and the stone was solid. Cruxy up high! |
12 Jun 2022
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| A nice line up the right-hand edge of the crag. A few bolts were in slightly odd locations, but overall the route climbed well and the stone was solid. Cruxy up high! | ||||||
| You Snooze You Loose (6c) |
28 May 2022
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| Fuzzy on the Inside (6a+) |
23 May 2022
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| Count Zero (6a+) |
23 May 2022
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| Gollum is Flakey (6c+) |
23 May 2022
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| Sleeping Beauty (7a+) |
23 May 2022
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| The Graduate (7b+) | Didn't feel like 12d to me but I had tried hard and had fun! |
23 May 2022
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| Didn't feel like 12d to me but I had tried hard and had fun! | ||||||
| Cats Cradle (6c) |
17 May 2022
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| The Graduate (7c) | One of the better lines here, I think. Long, tricky and technical. I thought the hardest move was down low. The "13+" to the right looks crazy thin and still has a red tag on it. Is it actually a route? |
2 May 2022
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| One of the better lines here, I think. Long, tricky and technical. I thought the hardest move was down low. The "13+" to the right looks crazy thin and still has a red tag on it. Is it actually a route? | ||||||
| Sleeping Beauty (7a+) | The left-most route on the crag. Not incredibly clean or well travelled, but a good pitch nonetheless. I found three distinct boulder problems and thought they weren't that easy to decipher. Felt kinda' hard for the grade for me... |
2 May 2022
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| The left-most route on the crag. Not incredibly clean or well travelled, but a good pitch nonetheless. I found three distinct boulder problems and thought they weren't that easy to decipher. Felt kinda' hard for the grade for me... |