Touchstone Blog Archive
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Offwidth Climbing Goes Horrendously Wrong
Offwidth climbing is notoriously difficult. In Squamish, one of the most sought after test-pieces is a route known as Boogie Til You Puke. Jason Kruk, a Canadian local, went after the route after a night of serious partying. His ascent turned into a full-on epic when he got his knee stuck in the crack. Luckily, his friend Cedar Wright was there to help him out until things went even worse for the stuck climber. Check out this hilarious video of the ascent.
Labels: Cedar Wright, Jason Kruk, offwidths
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
First Free Ascent in the Bugaboos
Recently, Will Stanhope, Jason Kruk, and Matt Segal headed to the Bugaboo Mountain Range in Canada where they pulled off a couple of inspiring first free ascents. On the Central Howser Tower, the men pulled off a 5.12+ variation to the existing aid route Chocolate Fudge Brownie (VI 5.9 A2). They then headed to Snowpatch Spire where they made an ascent of Sendero Norte, a 5.12+ route up the east face.
Dougald McDonald wrote an excellent report on the men's ascent at Climbing.Com and Jason Kruk detailed his account of the trip at his blog.
Here's a cool video that Jason put together showing the trip's exploits:
Dougald McDonald wrote an excellent report on the men's ascent at Climbing.Com and Jason Kruk detailed his account of the trip at his blog.
Here's a cool video that Jason put together showing the trip's exploits:
Central Howser Tower Freeclimbing from Jason Kruk on Vimeo.
Labels: Bugaboo Mtn Range, Jason Kruk, Matt Segal, Will Stanhope
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